Coronavirus: Presidency reduces number of journalists covering State House

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They believe the decision would taint the transparency needed for the reportage of the (Coronavirus) COVID-19 disease currently ravaging the land.

The Presidency has reduced the number of reporters allowed to enter the presidential villa for media coverage of any event from over 100 to about 13This was reportedly contained in an internal memo but also confirmed by the presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu.

State House correspondents will now include the chairman of the State House press corps, reporters of NTA, FRCN, VON, NAN — all of which are state-owned media, save the former who reports for Deutsche Welle, a German-based newspaper.Photographers from the quintet of Thisday, Leadership, Daily Trust, Guardian, Vanguard Newspapers are the remaining correspondents permitted to enter the villa.

They believe the decision would taint the transparency needed for the reportage of the COVID-19 disease currently ravaging the land.

 

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Its simple do not believe a rumour about a government until it comes out to deny it by any means. Them chasing out those who wouldn't follow their lines means one thing that buhari aka PresidentCovik is not in good health and has probably been infected with COVID19

Why So that they can hide the truth from us right.

Really government need to know what they are doing It seem they are hiding something from Nigerian in genera by not allowing AIT in aso rock

They don’t want Critics but People who will sing their praises

Whatever happens, let thy will be done oh lord.

What are they hiding?

I talk am

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