Remain none partisan, avoid trouble-NMNSJ tells election reporters

Remain none partisan, avoid trouble-NMNSJ tells election reporters

By Evelyn Okakwu

The national Monitoring Network on safety of Journalists (NMNSJ) has called on all reporters covering the forth coming elections to remain none partisan and adhere strictly to the code of ethics for journalists, as well as electoral guidelines on media coverage of elections.

A statement signed by the NMNSJ secretary, Gbemiga Bamidele said: “As purveyors of information, our central disposition will enhance our integrity as the eyes and ears of the public.”

“At all times in the covering of elections, journalists should consider their safety to any threat that may occur.

We should make our safety paramount, always. We should also cooperate and work with security agencies.” The statement further adds that “In the event of any difficulties journalists are advised to call the National Monitoring Network Situation Room on any of the following numbers 08174496660, 09022577773, 09033000131 and 07056006888”.

The statement called on journalist to be on the guard for each other, adding that all election reporters” “Stay away from harm’s way for no report is worth dying for”.

“A reporter who runs away from danger lives to report another day”, the statement finally added.