The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all accredited media organizations in the country, including the African Independent Television (AIT), are free to cover the activities of the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said that the incoming administration will not discriminate against any media organization, irrespective of its role during the electioneering campaign leading up to the recent polls.
The statement came against the backdrop of reports that a correspondent of AIT was banned from covering an event at Buhari’s residence.
However, the party enjoined all media organizations to observe the highest level of professional standards in carrying out their duties.
”There is a Code of Ethics guiding the practice of journalism in Nigeria, and this demands every journalist to ensure a strict adherence to the highest levels of ethics and professionalism in carrying out their duties.
”There must be repercussions, within the realms of the law, for media organizations which have wantonly breached the Code of Ethics of the journalism profession and turned themselves to partisans instead of professionals. But such repercussions will not include barring any accredited media organization from covering the activities of the President-elect,” APC said.
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