President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mustapha Isa, the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), who won a second term of office in the just concluded convention of the Guild in Kano.
President Buhari also congratulated those who emerged as members of the Standing Committee, both the re-elected and the ones who won fresh seats.
The President commended the rancour-free conduct of the elections and the unanimous acceptance of the outcome, saying ‘this has set a good standard for other unions to copy.”
This was made known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu.
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President Buhari, therefore, called on the newly-elected executive to join his administration in the efforts to rid the country of fake news and to avoid negativism.
He advised the media to abstain from content that is against the maintenance of law and order and the sustenance of National security.
Calling for a partnership between the two, the President said that the media and the government working together, ”can and will build a strong, safe, secure, and inclusive Nigeria.