COVID-19: Why some reporters were asked to leave public hearing - Lawmaker

A member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Adedeji Olajide, on Saturday, clarified the role he played in the exiting of some journalists from the venue of a public hearing organised by the House Ad hoc Committee on Covid-19 on Friday.

According to Olajide, as a member of the ad hoc committee on COVID-19, not only did it behove on the committee to carry out oversight functions on the appropriate bodies during the pandemic, the committee also has the mandate to spread the message on Covid-19 prevention protocols and be seen to be doing everything right and setting good example for the populace at a period that governments at all levels are preaching social distancing, wearing of face masks and so on.

He said, “I have read several publications by different media outfits painting me in bad light over a situation that occurred at the venue of a public hearing on Covid-19 organised by the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on Covid-19, which had in attendance the Minister of Health, Minister of State for Health and the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control .“The venue of the hearing was filled with people, probably because of the importance of the topic.

“Many of the reporters heeded the plea and kindly excused themselves while some others put up a little resistance, as the idea did not sit well with them. But at no point did I act in an unruly manner with anyone or order the sergeant-at-arms to drag out reporters or any other guest.

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