By Aiyeku Timothy
The Presidency on Monday assured that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government will not tamper with press freedom in the country.
The President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, said this while responding to the allegation that the government shut down an online news platform.
Adesina, who refuted the claims, said the present government would never tamper with the independence of the media.
Speaking on a television show on Monday, Adesina said: “This government never clamped down on the media. It has never done, and will never do.
“This government will never tamper with the independence of the media, and freedom of the press.
“Peoples gazette is a paper that lies every day. It has lied against me and has lied against several people. So why should we bother ourselves against a platform that’s full of lies?”
