Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has charged Nigerian journalists to project the right image of Nigeria in their reports.
Kalu, who represented Speaker Abbas Tajudeen said reports on the opportunities that exist in the country, helps the citizens to believe in the nation’s democracy.
Giving the charge on Thursday during the inauguration of the newly elected executive of the House of Representatives Press Corps, he said even as journalists ccriticise he government where it is not doing well, better attention should be given to the positive sides.
“Can we write about what makes Nigeria good? Can we project the opportunities in Nigeria? Can we tell the good stories of what this current administration is doing?
“Is that against the principles of journalism to project what we have gotten right? Is journalism only about talking about where the government is not doing well?” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the new executive members of the corps, the Chairman, Gboyega Onadiran, said “as we begin this new chapter, I want to assure every member of the Corps that our commitment is to a better Corps.”
