{"id":57826,"date":"2021-07-13T12:31:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=57826"},"modified":"2021-07-13T12:31:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:31:57","slug":"allow-us-to-regulate-ourselves-nuj-president-tells-national-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/13\/allow-us-to-regulate-ourselves-nuj-president-tells-national-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Allow us to regulate ourselves, NUJ president tells national assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President of the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo has stated that the federal government should allow media practitioners to regulate themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Isiguzo criticised the proposed amendment of the laws establishing the Nigerian Press Council (NPC)\u00a0and the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (<a href=\"https:\/\/nbc.gov.ng\/\">NBC<\/a>)<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0saying it is an attempt by the national assembly to \u201cgag free press\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Isiguzo said stakeholders and professionals cannot allow this to happen, and asked lawmakers to \u201cdrop it until we properly engage ourselves\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The bill for the amendment of the NBC and NPC Acts was sponsored by Olusegun Odebunmi, a lawmaker from Oyo state, and since it came to light, the legislation has received heavy criticism from media stakeholders and many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/13\/covid-nigerians-can-be-resilient-in-the-face-of-adversity-aregbesola\/\">Nigerians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Isiguzo, who spoke on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television Programme, on Tuesday, said the media is not afraid of regulation but added that regulation of the industry should not be done by the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not afraid of regulation. We are also concerned about the goings-on in the system, but you cannot gag free speech, because one of the ingredients of democratic governance is the right of the people to freely express themselves. It is not just about the media,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want the bill; drop it, until we properly engage ourselves, for now drop it; let\u2019s come together and discuss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not afraid of regulation, but any regulation that is tainted with obvious bias because you\u2019re coming to do something that you feel will affect the industry. I don\u2019t think that is the proper way to doing thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are ready but we are not going to hand over that power to regulate the industry to lawmakers. You allow the stakeholders, professionals and practitioners to regulate themselves. You allow us to regulate ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are sincere with your intentions, you should have consulted with stakeholders. You don\u2019t ambush us. 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