…calls for greater collaboration dev’t.
President Bola Tinubu has promised to address tariffs on newspaper and broadcasting materials to empower the media industry to discharge its constitutional role effectively.
Tinubu gave this promise at the State House, where he hosted the leadership of the Nigerian media, comprising members of the Nigeria Press Organisation (NPO), Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), Nigeria Guild of Editors, and Nigeria Union of Journalists, among others.
According to a release by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President commended the media owners, editors and journalists for their commitment to informing, educating and keeping citizens abreast of developments, as well as providing employment and livelihoods for thousands of Nigerians.
Tinubu said responsible leadership must take appropriate decisions at the right time, adding that anything to the contrary amounted to failure. He acknowledged the hard but critical decisions his administration had to take to save the nation from bankruptcy. “Leadership must, as a matter of responsibility, make decisions at the best time.
Yes, I accepted my predecessor’s assets and liabilities because I applied for the job and was given the job. So, I have to do it. But if anybody tells you it’s easy, it’s a lie. I thank you for your criticism at the beginning of the administration. You challenged me. Thank you for inspiring and challenging me at a critical moment in my life.
But having asked for the job and got it, I can’t look back other than to make corrections as I move along. We had to save the nation and bring it back from the brink. Can you imagine a nation that owes airlines for ticket reimbursements and faces galloping exchange rates and inflation?
“Today, I can stand proudly before you and say that we are back from the brink”, he further stated. On the requests for his intervention on tariffs affecting the media industry, the President said: “We discussed issues of tariffs this afternoon.
What I cannot report back here is whether I took action in the areas that affect you. But if I missed that, I will go back to rectifying whatever was necessary.”
