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Tinubu congratulates new IPI Nigeria leadership
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Musikilu Mojeed, editor-in-chief of PREMIUM TIMES, and other newly elected leaders of the Nigeria chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI).
The President in a statment in Abuja noted that members re-elected Mojeed as President of the IPI Nigeria alongside Media Trust’s Ahmed Shekarau, Secretary, and Fidelis Mbah of Al Jazeera Television, Deputy President.
Members also elected Rafatu Salami of Voice of Nigeria as Treasurer, Yomi Adeboye of Herald Newspaper, Assistant Secretary, and Tobi Soniyi of Arise News, Legal Adviser.
President Tinubu urged the new chapter leadership to work with the administration to expand access to information and reinforce the country’s democratic ethos.
President Tinubu emphasised that the new IPI leadership has a prominent role in ensuring responsible journalism that advances national interest, as enshrined in the constitution.
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