This was
made known in a speech by the Honorable commissioner for Information and
strategy Lagos State Lateef Aderemi Ibirogba at the third edition of the
student week of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism Ogba held Wednesday 19th
June 2013.
The commissioner
in his speech identified one of the roles of the media as watchdog, and he
encouraged them as powerful professionals to ensure they perform their duty
without fear of Government or any other department.
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| Lagos State Commissioner for information |
He
identified a second important role of Journalist as representatives of the Nation;
however, journalists are positioned as advocate or champions of the people.
The
commissioner noted that the career Journalism has been in the forefront of
various struggles for national development in the country since its inception
in 1859 to this present democratic dispensation.
He however
enjoined journalist to keep up the good work and ensure that the ethical
standard of journalism is practiced now and even years to come.
In related
development, he described objectivity as all moral ethics, values in any
journalistic work, he stressed that objectivity should be the guide line of all
professional journalist.
Lateef
pointed out one wrong done in the Journalism profession which is not engaging
in protocol of honoring our own senior advocate of the profession.
He added “if
we are to do that, we have a long list of foremost practioners that deserve the
title. Worthy of mentioning icons like Dr Obafemi Awolowo, Lateef Jakande ,
Bisi Onabanjo, Alahaji Babatunde Jose, Uncle Sam Amuka, Peter Enahoro, Dele
Giwa, Segun Osobo and the host of others”
He urged
Journalist despite being guided with stringent laws, monopolistic ownership,
and sometimes the threat of brute force; they should still maintain the standard
which has been from the time of the fathers of Journalism.
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