Oh Why Oh Why Can't We Have A Better Press Corp...
Dear Santa please drop a new crop of reporters through Nigeria's chimney. There are a few exemplary reporters working at Nigeria's news houses, however the bulk are mere fillers. This is no news and probably not worth loosing hair over. Here I am going to make my case with s simple illustration. I did this in the past as a side gist. In the story below Mr. Kingibe talks about almost getting fired because of a news report. However he fails to mention which report caused the friction between him and Mr President. Here is a journalist that followed Mr. Kingibe all the way to Edo state, writing about the incident. He pens down exactly what Mr. Kingibe said, goes on to ramble about the wedding ceremony and as far as he is concerned he has covered this news item adequately. His editor probably thinks he has. How on earth does a journalist pass up on this sensational story? There could not have been more than 10 stories about Mr. Kingibe in the papers in the last 2 weeks. How come the journalist could not take 20 minutes to run a search, or prod Mr. Kingibe's crew a bit further. Let us assume these are pretty challenging tasks for Mr. Journalists. Why not post the probable stories and let the public make up their mind. I am tired of reading about, 'certain baron', anonymous minister, 'a particular senators' and the likes a journalists job is to name names and piece stories together. I hope we get a better press corp next year. Ugh. Have a merry Xmas.
According to him, "I want to thank God that I am still the Secretary to the Federation and Chairman of this occasion today because I would have been sacked last week by the President because of a newspaper report. If not for my loyalty, commitment and dedication to service, I would not have survived it."
