The All Progressives Congress (APC) has just issued a statement that all accredited media are free to cover the president-elect’s activities.

The party said that all media that have accreditation, including the African Independent Television (AIT), can cover Muhammadu Buhari’s activities.

Read the statement below:

“The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all accredited media organizations in the country, including the African Independent Television (AIT), are free to cover the activities of the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the incoming Buhari Administration will not discriminate against any media organization, irrespective of its role during the electioneering campaign leading up to the recent polls.”

The party meanwhile enjoined all media organizations to observe the highest level of professional standards in carrying out their duties.

”There is a Code of Ethics guiding the practice of journalism in Nigeria, and this demands every journalist to ensure a strict adherence to the highest levels of ethics and professionalism in carrying out their duties.

”There must be repercussions, within the realms of the law, for media organizations which have wantonly breached the Code of Ethics of the journalism profession and turned themselves to partisans instead of professionals. But such repercussions will not include barring any accredited media organization from covering the activities of the President-elect,” the party said.

The president-elect yesterday, April 27, prevented the AIT from covering his activities.

The decision caused mixed reactions in Nigerian society. Some claimed undue pressure on press freedom and a return to dictatorship, while others stated that Buhari had a right to do this. READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/429159-apc-issues-a-statement-on-buharis-ban-of-ait.html