Editorial Board member of The Guardian, Martins Oloja, and other stakeholders in the media have said that fake news, misinformation and interest of media owners sabotaged the 2019 general election. According to them, the electoral commission must take charge of the social media by deploying human and material resources to counter information likely to mislead the public. “Whether we like it or not, social media has come to stay and we cannot kill it. This would reduce the suspicion involved in the process and help to address dissemination of fake information,” he said. President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo, urged INEC to collaborate extensively with the association to stop fake journalists from covering elections.

Source: The Guardian July 05, 2019 04:07 UTC