MRA calls for protection of journalists during off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi States
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MEDIA Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on Federal and State Governments as well as law enforcement and security agencies to take adequate measures to protect journalists and other media workers during this weekend’s off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States, saying their role in providing information about the electoral process is critical in ensuring free, fair and transparent elections.
In a statement issued in Lagos ahead of the elections, MRA urged journalists to be safety conscious and to utilize its existing hotline in reporting any threat or attack that they may experience throughout the process as well as any obstacle orFor further information, please contact:
Idowu Adewale (Mr.) Communications Officer, Media Rights Agenda.
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-November 10, 2023 @ 17:59 GMT |
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