It was reported some days ago that
premium times officials were arrested and that the FG played a part in it, In
a statement released today Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed
reacts to the report saying the Federal government has nothing to do with the arrest
of Premium Times officials Dapo Olorunyomi and Ms. Evelyn Okakwu.
According to the minister, the whole issue of the journalists' arrest is purely a private affair involving a citizen and a privately-owned newspaper.
According to the minister, the whole issue of the journalists' arrest is purely a private affair involving a citizen and a privately-owned newspaper.
Lai also said
''We have said it before and we want
to re-state it: The Federal Government has no immediate or long-term plan to
stifle press freedom. Even the Social Media, with its warts and all, will
neither be regulated nor have its operations tampered with,'' he assured
Nigerians.
0 comments:
Post a Comment