The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Malagi, says the government of President Bola Tinubu will not subject the press to censorship.
Malagi made this vow in an interview on a television programme on Thursday.
Malagi, however, emphasized that media practitioners must maintain appropriate conduct.
He said the president is a democrat who has profited from the media and would not tell them how to conduct their work.
He said, “You can see that already happening, who has been pressured? Which broadcast station has been pressured? Which newspaper house has been pressured?
“Nobody will be pressured, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a democrat as you know and he is a product of communication because he has relied over the years on the media to also shape him as he is. So, why would he now come back and say ‘do it this way’?
“Nobody has been pressured and there is no intention whatever to do that. We believe you allow people to say things the way they are provided that what they have said is also absolutely true. Truthfulness, honesty, and responsibility in government communication is two-way.”
