NUJ president tasks journalists on ethics

National President of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Alhassan Yahaya, has charged media practitioners to embrace ethical standards of the profession to entrench good governance.

While speaking at a two-day media summit organised by the Bauchi State Council of NUJ, themed: ‘Journalists and Good Governance’, Yahaya said fairness and objectivity remained the vital canon of the profession.

Represented by the former National Secretary of the Union, Shuaibu Usman Liman, Alhassan said that journalists should also prioritise their security and uphold the major role of watchdog.

The media summit was attended by the state Governor, Bala Mohammed, represented by the Chief of Staff, Dr Aminu Gamawa, Commissioner of Information and Communication, Usman Shehu Usman, Special Advisor to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, media executives and journalists across media organisations.