The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Malam Jibrin Ndace, has sought for partnership with the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) to fight against fake news, misinformation and to project the interest of Nigeria.
Ndace made the demand when some members of the Guild paid him a courtesy visit on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to him, it is the responsibility of VON to correct all negative perceptions and deliberate falsehood about Nigeria and Africa by foreign media.
“Interestly, the NGE shares similar role with VON. Like VON, the Guild also has had to contend with other news services. It is important and imperative to take seriously its gate keeping function.
“VON and the Guild must work together to ensure we carry out our mandates free from ethnocentric or religious bias, but always in the interest of the country.
“We therefore seek to partner with the Guild in this respect, particularly to ensure that we curb the menace of fake news by always being ahead whenever the news breaks.
“And also, to respond timely to counter purveyors of fake news. We would happily serve as a source of contents in areas you determine relevant to your mandate,” Ndace said.
The VON boss further explained that his agency would work diligently to make sure every Nigerian feels the impact of the government by tracking the pace of service delivery across all sectors.
Speaking earlier, the leader of the delegation, Mr Adebayo Bodunrin said the Guild usually hold periodic meetings, adding that this is not an exception.
“Today, NGE have what I would call a friendly constitution that satisfies the earnings and aspirations of its members.
“Thank you for hosting us and we can assure you that we are not like a political party. We usually don’t have rancorous meetings. Our meetings are friendly,” Boduniri said.
