Gov. Ajimobi |
GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi yesterday
showed his contempt for journalism practice as he barred journalists from
gaining entry into the popular press centre of the Governor’s office,
Secretariat, Ibadan.
This came about two weeks after the
governor ignored some journalists, who asked him questions about his inability
to pay workers of the state in Abuja.
The rumour about the incident was
peddled a fortnight ago, but just yesterday, a list of the select few has been
pasted on the door of the press centre.
Just some months ago, journalists
were barred from driving their vehicles into the premises of the expansive
office.
When the newsmen got to the press
centre for coverage of events yesterday which is a normal practice, a list
entitled ‘accredited and unaccredited’ of the preferred journalists had been
pasted on the door.
The list marked SEC 513/T/151 and
dated July 27, 2015 was signed by one Mr. Segun Abolarinwa who described
himself as the Special Adviser on Security. The list emanated from the Cabinet
and Special Services Department.
The list of the accredited include
BCOS, Ministry of Information, NTA, Galaxy, Channels, TVC, FRCN, Amuludun,
Splash, Nigerian Tribune and Odua News.
Among the names pasted was a driver
attached to one of the vehicles in the governor’s office.
The list of the unaccredited media
houses includes OGTV, AIT, Parrot, Daily Times and many others.
Newspapers like the Punch, Vanguard,
Daily Sun, Daily Independent and Nation are nowhere to be found on the list.
Reacting on behalf of the governor,
Mr. Olawale Sadare, the State Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress,
APC, said the action would only affect those who “hibernate’ and those with no
specific media houses.”
Vanguard
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