“The government of President Bola Tinubu, the country’s 36 governors and FCT minister must now genuinely uphold press freedom...'
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The statement followed the interactive session on ‘the state of press freedom in Nigeria’ held today at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja. The event was jointly organized by SERAP and NGE to mark the World Press Freedom Day. The statement, read in part: “We would continue to speak truth to power and to hold authorities to account for their constitutional and international obligations including on freedom of expression and media freedom.”
Would you consider supporting us with a modest contribution on a monthly basis to help maintain our commitment to free, accessible news? “Freedom of the press is closely related to the freedom of expression, found in article section 39 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 and the provisions of international human rights treaties such as article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Nigeria is a state party.”
“This in turn is essential to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to participate in one’s government and the proper election of the people’s representatives.” “We therefore urge the Federal Government to take effective and concrete measures to review existing laws to reflect respect for media freedom and human rights.”
“We urge the Attorney General to push for the immediate amendment of the Cybercrimes Act and other repressive legislation, and bring these laws in line with the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 and international human rights obligations to which Nigeria is a state party.” “We urge the Minister of Information to publicly express commitment to the promotion and protection of freedom of expression and access to information including online and media freedom in Nigeria.”
“We urge state governors to publicly support and ensure the direct and full application of the Freedom of Information Act within their respective states.” “We urge the National Assembly to promptly and comprehensively review the Cybercrimes Act and other restrictive legislation, and revise them as appropriate to bring them into line with Nigeria’s international human rights obligations and commitments regarding the right to freedom of expression, access to information and media freedom.
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