Fayemi urges media to support nation-building

By Aderoju Noah



Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi delivering the 6th NIJ Convocation Lecture in the school hall. Picture by Gbolahan Adegbite.

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has urged the media to support  nation-building efforts and the security of the country.

Fayemi made the call in the 6th Convocation Lecture of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) he delivered in Lagos on Monday.

The Governor who was the guest speaker, spoke on the topic "Media, Security and Nation Building" 

He noted that the function of the media in a liberal democratic state include surveillance of development, agenda setting, providing accessible platforms intelligible and illuminating advocacy.

He added that the media should hold public officials accountable, motivate citizens about politics and participation in civic life. 

Recalling the role played by pioneers of the Nigerian press during the colonial and post colonial era, Fayemi said they saw their work as a nation-building project and not just newspaper reporting.

 "They recognized that the important tasks of their age could not be accomplished without using the press to conscientize their people and build the public sphere that was necessary for the work of mental, social and political emancipation" he said.

He lamented the inadequacy of the narrow orientation of the Nigerian security establishment in facing the threats of the nation and the failure of the media in providing the citizens with the required explanation of the issue bedevilling the society

He called on the media to promote inclusion and not sectarian divisions as a solution to the current security challenges in the country.


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