AHEAD of the forthcoming general elections, Nigerian media practitioners have declared 14 February, 2019 as the National Media Peace Day. The media practitioners from the print, broadcast, and the new media on Saturday in Abuja, made the declaration conscious of the need to engender violence-free elections. The declaration reads: “Nigerian media practitioners rose from a two-day meeting in Abuja on Saturday, February 9 and declared February 14 as the National Media Peace Day with the theme: ‘Nigeria Media Peace Day: Think Elections, Think Peace’. “Practitioners from the print, broadcast, and the new media made the declaration conscious of the need to engender violence-free elections. He said the declaration of the February 14 as National Media Peace Day would help preach the message of peace further working with the media to dissuade people who have plot violence.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 09, 2019 15:56 UTC