2023 polls: NUJ President Tasks Journalists on Professionalism

NewsContinental

The President of Nigeria Union of Journalist, NUJ, Mr Chris Isiguzo, has advised journalists to be professional in the discharge of their responsibilities.

Isiguzo gave the advice in Abuja at a two-day workshop for journalists and civil society organisations in north central on the coverage of the 2023 general elections.

The event was jointly organised by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD).

He said it was important the journalists exhibited the highest level of ethical standards before, during and after the elections.

He expressed that, it was imperative for journalists to guard against being used to spread fake news and other reports capable of threatening national peace and security.