{"id":352861,"date":"2025-01-19T07:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T06:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=352861"},"modified":"2025-01-19T07:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T06:59:20","slug":"shettima-to-journalists-you-can-speak-the-truth-without-necessarily-antagonising-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/19\/shettima-to-journalists-you-can-speak-the-truth-without-necessarily-antagonising-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Shettima to journalists: You Can Speak The truth Without Necessarily Antagonising Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"marker:text-textOff list-disc pl-8\">\n<li><strong>Vice President Kashim Shettima urges Nigerian media to speak truth to power without antagonizing the government, promoting a balanced approach<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shettima emphasizes the role of journalists as the nation&#8217;s conscience, highlighting the need for courage and integrity in reporting<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Senator Kashim Shettima, the vice president, has urged Nigerian media workers to put more effort into objectively challenging the status quo rather than upsetting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/12\/15\/tinubu-a-leader-ready-to-lead-with-courage-dogara\/\">the administration.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He also emphasised the need for members of the fourth estate of the realm to always endeavour to achieve a balance between their loyalty to truth and to self, distinguishing between speaking truth to power and engaging in antagonism.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Shettima, who presided over the public presentation of the book &#8220;Persona Non Grata,&#8221; written by seasoned journalist Mr. Ismail Omipidan, at the Abuja Continental Hotel&#8217;s Ladi Kwali Hall on Saturday, stated that the objective must be to serve a worthy humanity and the greater good.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to clarify that there is a difference between speaking truth to power and upsetting a regime. The latter is motivated by a lofty ideal to benefit a worthy humanity and the greater good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat must be spelt out is that there is a distinction between antagonising a government and speaking truth to power. The latter is driven by a noble principle to serve a greater good and a deserving humanity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe former, on the other hand, is usually a self-serving exercise that fades into futility, and that is not the end we should aspire to achieve with the information and ideas we labour to acquire and process in our line of work,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a leaf from \u201cThe Republic,\u201d a Socratic dialogue, written by the Greek Philosopher, Plato, the Vice President pointed out that to really build a nation that can best be described as an ideal state, the intellectual class, especially the journalists, must be allowed to be the nation\u2019s conscience.<\/p>\n<p>Categorically, the VP told the journalists that apart from speaking truth to power, the nation also needs them, as media professionals, to serve as the country\u2019s conscience.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cNo political leader, however sincere their intentions, can excel beyond the scale of the knowledge at their disposal, and this is particularly telling in our political space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we need an army of courageous media professionals to speak the truth to power, we also need them to serve as the conscience of the political institutions and individuals who influence the evolution of society, including the questions of our collective survival.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shettima however observed that the real courage required to serve as the conscience of the nation \u201clies in resisting compromise in one\u2019s pursuit of truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrue courage is being able to tell the truth even in a congress of critics and bullies. The rush to partake in a smear campaign, even in the face of superior facts, is, of course, not an act of courage. This distinction sets courage apart from cowardice. It takes rare integrity to recognise the difference between the two \u201cCs\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Urging both leaders and media practitioners, as well as other well-meaning citizens to \u201caspire to learn where and when to draw the line between courage and cowardice,\u201d the Vice President described the author of the book, Mr. Omipidan, as a journalist who \u201chas shown that, in reporting the ups and downs of his nation, true allegiance isn\u2019t to oneself, but to one\u2019s society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis awakening has defined his kind\u2014the realisation of what one truly aspires to accomplish in advocating for a nation that functions, a nation that cares, and a nation that\u2019s accountable. You cannot solve a crime objectively by investigating the cause away from the crime scene,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the book, \u201cPersona Non Grata\u201d, as \u201ca declaration of the price of adhering to noble principles even in the face of corrupting temptation,\u201d VP Shettima pointed out that the book is not \u201ca record of the journey to being cancelled for telling uncomfortable truths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He recommended Omipidan\u2019s book to both practising and aspiring journalists, as well as any professional seeking \u201cto find a balance between their allegiance to self and to truth\u201d as a cautionary tale that \u201cwill inspire sobering reflections even within Nigeria\u2019s media ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man on whose invitation we gather here today must not go down in our history as either a persona non grata or a provocateur. He has been an essential pillar of our interactions as a nation and has helped determine the direction our society is headed. Each of us, therefore, must not fail in the performance of our duty to fill this moral vacuum,\u201d he further stated.<\/p>\n<p>In his welcome remarks, the Chief Host of the book launch, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola thanked Vice President Shettima \u201cfor taking time out of his demanding schedule to attend the book launch.<\/p>\n<p>He said the book is a compilation of the vast experiences of the author, his work in the private and public sectors.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the book speaks volumes about the author\u2019s strength of character, resilience and commitment that defines his personal and professional judgement, as well as integrity in journalism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe title of the book, \u201cPersona Non Grata,\u201d states his curiosity and rightly so. As I delve into the pages it became apparently clear that he put his mind and soul into his work. It is not just a professional memoir, it is a profound commentary of the complexities of power and unforeseen forces that shape public perception,\u201d Oyetola stated.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, the book reviewer, and the Editor of Saturday Tribune, Mr. Lasisi Olagunju, said Omipidan\u2019s book has 31 short chapters with the foreword written by Farouk Kperoogi.<\/p>\n<p>He said that he had taken time to read the book from the title page to all the pages that chronicle the author\u2019s early life, and his many experiences.<\/p>\n<p>In his vote of thanks, the author of the book thanked the Vice President for honouring his invitation.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled the first time he discussed with him 10 years ago about writing a book, and the VP told him: \u201cYou have not seen anything yet; what are you writing about?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omipidan said he accepted to work with Oyetola when he was the governor of Osun State because he is a man of honesty and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Among others who made 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