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Ekweremadu Says A country Without Freedom Of Expression Is Dead

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Ekweremadu Says A country Without Freedom Of Expression Is Dead

The earlier Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has said {{that a}} nation or society the place residents cannot profit from the liberty of expression shouldn’t be going to witness any development.

Ekweremadu who’s representing Enugu Senatorial District acknowledged this when he obtained the model new administration of Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Enugu State Chapter led by its Chairman, Com Lawrence Njoku on Sunday.

“As a lawmaker, I’ve labored in quite a few reform areas nonetheless one house that is of curiosity to me is the realm of freedom of expression, I think about residents must be allowed to particular their views as a society with out freedom of expression a society cannot witness any development,” he said

Ekweremadu charged media practitioners to be expert inside the discharge of their dirties saying “I would like to induce Journalists to be expert whereas ending up your duties. It’s important to be moral in your job and interact in thorough investigative reporting.

He condemns the rumour of awarding him the event of Enugu Onitsha avenue which some people said he siphoned the funds meant for the problem.

He said “as it’s easy for people to think about media evaluations. I had a zoom meeting with some Nigerian’s dwelling abroad and they also instructed me that there was a report that the Enugu Onitsha avenue problem was awarded to me and I didn’t do it and that’s why the road is however to be achieved, such report is pretend and does not make sense and that’s the primary downside we have in our society.

“Moreover in 2015 when President Mohammadu Buhari acquired right here to office and they also had been trying to find an opportunity to discredit me, a resolve said I was given money to develop South East and I didn’t do it so if a resolve who is supposed to be presiding over peoples affairs can have such ignorance or mischief, there’s a big downside because of they’re merely trying to find strategies to discredit us.

So I have to advise that as a journalist While you’ve acquired such particulars about anybody, don’t rush to the press as you need do an intensive investigation sooner than you publish,” he said.

Ekweremadu thereby assured his readiness to supply awards to journalists which is likely to be doing successfully in investigative reporting saying “ we’ll always assist and gives awards to Journalists who’re collaborating in Investigative Journalism as a method of rewarding their onerous work,” he said.

Earlier, Com Njoku described Ekweremadu as a robust advocate for the occasion and betterment of Nigeria since he assumed office on the Nationwide Assembly

“We have to encourage you to proceed with the good work of lending your voice for the betterment of this nation along with your assist for the media practitioners,” he said

Njoku thereby urged him to consider given awards of onerous work to media professionals inside the state that discharging the duties efficiently saying it’ll go a terrific distance in motivating them to do further for the society.