‘Very rich outline’ — Tinubu commends Segun Adeniyi’s column on insecurity
By Trek Africa Newspaper
President Bola Tinubu has commended Segun Adeniyi, veteran journalist and chairman of the editorial board of ThisDay newspaper, for his recent column on Nigeria’s security challenges.
The president spoke on Thursday at the maiden State House press corps dinner in Abuja, where he said he had enjoyed reading Adeniyi’s July 2 column titled “Guns, Gold and a Nation Besieged”.
Below are the statement:
“Yes, there is often tension between the government and the press, but that is the nature of democracy. The government must act, the media must watch. The government must explain, the media must question and bark when necessary. It is this healthy tension that strengthens our republic.
“As the President, I have often found myself both praised and sometimes criticized and in the same newspaper in different days. One day, I read in the headline: “Tinubu Scores Big As Nigeria Economy Expands.” The very next day, the same newspaper on another page, I encountered another headline: “Nigeria’s Economy Falters As Tinubu Loses Grip.”
“I didn’t know Segun Adeniyi would be here tonight. His last back page on security, I read everything. I still have a copy on my desk. Very rich outline. Thank you very much for keeping us very well. I read it all.
“One person that is not here that I read recently on the back page of the Guardian was Lanre Babalola. He was talking on Shiroro Dam. No electricity, you are alternating generators and all of that. We will be there. You can’t blow hot and cold within 24 hours.
“However, you can be rest assured that our economy is doing well. We are out of the dark tunnel of uncertainty…I have learned to respect the scrutiny and questions, even as I ask the media to always do its own work. You must do your homework.”
