NASS Coverage: Outrage greets ‘satanic guidelines’ for journalists’ accreditation

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Olusola Fabiyi, Sunday Aborisade and Ade Adesomoju There was outrage on Monday over stringent conditions rolled out by the National Assembly management that would prevent journalists from covering th

e ninth National Assembly.

The management of the National Assembly had in the statement said permanent and temporary accreditation of journalists would be issued to various categories of journalists currently covering the federal parliament. Other requirements for fresh accreditation are evidence of membership of professional bodies for media organisation, a functional bureau in Abuja with staff strength of not less than five editorial staff publishing daily and on weekend.

“All correspondents must attach photocopy of letter of appointment of the media organisation on whose behalf, request has been received for grant of accreditation. “All temporary accredited media houses, journalists/correspondents shall be allowed into the National Assembly for specific coverage not exceeding one week in the first instance and not more than twice in a month.

“All journalists/correspondents covering the National Assembly are by this press release advised to do the needful by getting a fresh letter of recertification from their media organisations in line with the requirement of the new guidelines to facilitate the earliest reaccreditation process before the commencement of the ninth Assembly.”In its reaction, the NUJ asked the National Assembly to withdraw what it described as satanic guidelines.

“It is unfortunate that this is coming from the National Assembly that we are all expecting to promote democracy. “The guild is disappointed that the same 8th National Assembly which benefited immensely from free press in its moments of trial had turned round to put the same press in shackles and chains. We reject this crude abrasion of our constitutional rights to freely disseminate information. It cannot stand.

He said the issuance of the guidelines could be a test case for what to expect from the national government in due course.

 

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As an advocate of press freedom, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has vowed to investigate this issue despite he won't be part of the 9th Assembly, he choose to leave a positive impact worthy of emulation behind.

As an advocate of press freedom, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has vowed to investigate this issue despite he won't be part of the 9th Assembly, he choose to leave a positive impact worthy of emulation behind.

No problem with Satanic guidelines for journalist accreditation; after all we know that our legislators are satanic agents. QED

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