Saturday, 27 April 2019

The Press and Good Governance

The Press and Good Governance

The mass media is an indispensable part of any society and the case of Delta State cannot be in a league of its own. The members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, though not elected or appointed, the 1999 constitution has a special place for them. The press is constitutionally empowered to hold those in government accountable to the people, the owners of electoral sovereignty. That is why the world over, political and business leaders cultivate the friendship of the press for positive reportage of their activities. Here in Delta State, it is an established fact that the government of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa enjoys rosy relationship with journalists in the state because of Chief Patrick Ukah, the Honourable Commissioner for Information.

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