By Albert Akota
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has vowed to work with other stakeholders to ensure that the country is safe for the practice of journalism.
Executive Secretary of the commission Tony Ojukwu SAN made the pledge on Wednesday during a media parley in Abuja
Ojukwu (SAN) noted that safety of journalists has been an issue in the country and elsewhere in the world, adding that some journalists operate under difficult conditions.
While commending the media for their role in promoting human rights activities in the country he urged the Journalists to continue to spread the gospel of human rights to every nook and cranny of the country.
According to him, “As always, the Commission had stood behind any journalists who were incarcerated in the course of their official functions and will continue to toe this line even with increased vigour, given our concern to the security and safety of journalists and other person’s living in the country.
He also commended the Nigerian Journalists for living up to their constitutional responsibility of holding the government accountable to the people.
He said, “May I seize this occasion to put it on record that despite obvious challenges, the Nigerian Journalists are living up to their constitutional responsibility of holding the government accountable to the people as enshrined in section 22 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
Speaking earlier, the chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ) FCT Council, Emmanuel Ogbeche in a goodwill message commended the the commission for their quick and prompt response to issues of journalists in the country.
