Posted on: 01:46 Thu, 19 Nov 2015



Minister of Information and Culture,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Thursday
accused staff of Federal Government-
owned media organizations,
Nigerian Television Authority,NTA,
Federal Radio Corporation of
Nigeria, FRCN, and News Agency of
Nigeria, NAN, of throwing
professionalism to the wind.

Mohammed observed that the public
owned media houses have showed
total disregard for editorial
independence.

The minister made the observation
during his maiden meeting with
heads of parastatals under the
ministry in Abuja.

He stated that government-owned
media organizations always
complain of financial woes,
forgetting that there is a link
between credibility and profitability.

“Advertisers will surely flock to more
credible media organizations, and of
course, it is also true that content
drives advertisement.

“Public broadcasters have mortgaged
their credibility on the altar of
political correctness, and yet they
are endowed with highly-trained and
well-qualified personnel, better
infrastructure and a wide reach,”
Mohammed said