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Press Freedom Day: MRA Tasks FG To Ensure Adequate Protection for Media Freedom No ratings yet.

Isaiah Ude by Isaiah Ude
May 3, 2023
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to ensure adequate protection for media freedom in law and in practice.

The Group made the call in a statement signed by Idowu Adewale, Communications Officer, Media Rights Agenda, to commemorate World Press Freedom Day and the 30th anniversary of the proclamation of the Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993.

The Group said the relentless attacks on the media over the years had also undermined the general human rights protection for all Nigerians, democracy and sustainable development in the country.

MRA further said that by strengthening the right to freedom of expression, which is a critical human right that serves as a driver for all other human rights, the Government could ensure a future where all other human rights are adequately protected and respected in Nigeria.

MRA’s Programme Director, Mr Ayode Longe, said, “The clear evidence before us is that no other sector of the Nigerian society has faced such relentless attacks for decades as the media sector has had to endure.

“By placing the responsibility of policing a powerful institution like the Government on the media without adequate or commensurate protections, the media has been made a target for attacks by all corrupt or incompetent government officials seeking to hide their misdeeds or mistakes.”

Observing that this year’s World Press Freedom Day is being commemorated with the theme “Shaping a future of rights: Freedom of Expression as a driver for all other human rights”, Mr Longe said, “It is only in an environment where freedom of expression is adequately protected and respected that citizens can have the confidence to engage in public discourse; criticize government policies and officials; make meaningful contributions to policies; advocate for their own rights as well as the rights of others.”

MRA also called on the incoming Administration of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make a commitment to protect media freedom and to do so by, among other things, reviewing and amending existing laws and regulations to ensure they provide robust legal protections for freedom of expression, in conformity with international standards; taking steps to ensure the safety of journalists, offline and online, as well as by investigating and prosecuting attacks on journalists and holding perpetrators accountable.

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