President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the newly elected leaders of the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria saying the new leadership has a prominent role to play in ensuring responsible journalism that advances national interest, as enshrined in the constitution.
The President stated this in his congratulatory statement signed by his Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, to the newly elected leaders of the Institute.
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Congratulating Mr Musikilu Mojeed, Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times and other newly elected leaders of the Nigeria chapter of the IPI, the President urged the new chapter leadership to work with the administration to expand access to information and reinforce the country’s democratic ethos.
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Members of the IPI re-elected Mr Mojeed as President of the IPI Nigeria alongside Media Trust’s Ahmed Shekarau (Secretary) and Fidelis Mbah of Al Jazeera Television as the Deputy President of the institute.
Members also elected Rafatu Salami of Voice of Nigeria (Treasurer), Yomi Adeboye of Herald Newspaper (Assistant Secretary) and Tobi Soniyi of Arise News (Legal Adviser).
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