Femi Adeshina
The Northern states Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has advised the newly elected president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Mr. Femi Adesina and the Vice President, Suleiman Uba Gaya to uphold the spirit of professionalism and non-partisanship while running the affairs of the body.
Chairman of the forum and Governor of Niger State, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu described Mr. Adesina’s emergence as a clear manifestation of the confidence the body has reposed on him..
In a release signed by Governor Aliyu’s Chief Press Secretary, Danladi Ndayebo, the forum said the position of president of the guild of editors is one that demands that members across the length and breadth of the country are carried along for the benefit of not only the media in Nigeria but also the Nigerian public.
“At this time of the nation’s political development, what Nigeria and indeed Nigerians need is a guild that transcends political partisanship and one that will leave politics to politicians and only play the traditional role of mediating between the leader and the led.
“I have a strong belief that your colleagues must have seen these qualities and others in you to have elected you into this highly exalted office.
“It is a thing of joy that your colleagues put aside ethnicity or tribalism in choosing you to pilot the affairs of the guild, I therefore call on you to provide the body with a leadership devoid of tribal, political or any primordial sentiment,” the statement said.
The forum said nothing sustains a nation’s democracy than a vibrant media, the type in Nigeria, urging the new president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors to work very hard in order to sustain its tradition.
The statement noted that Adesina’s fearless assessments of the nation’s political landscape and his consistent fight for justice, fair play and equity are reflections of his inner feelings, urging him to bring such to bear in the leadership of the guild.
The forum prayed God to grant Mr Adesina and other editors who were elected at Friday’s election, the ability to take the Nigerian Guild of Editors to a lofty height.
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