The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has urged the Federal Government to take proactive approaches to include the South East in the affairs of the country.
Chairman of Channels Television, John Momoh, made this call at the 2025 Biennial National Convention of the NGE in Enugu.
Momoh stressed that the South East, especially Enugu, still bears the scars of historical exclusion, particularly the lingering effects of the Biafran experience, adding that the state must be brought into inclusion as a form of national healing.
Speaking on the theme of the convention, “Building a Secured and Cohesive Nigeria: The Role of Dialogue, Inclusion, and the Media,” the Channels Television’s boss highlighted the significance of justice in achieving security and national unity.
“As media professionals, we shape opinions, and that power comes with responsibility. Let us not only report conflict, but be bridge builders of national conscience,” he said.
On his part, former Governor of Ogun State, Aremu Osoba, applauded Nigerian editors for their professionalism, recalling that in earlier years, even minor incidents of insecurity were unacceptable among citizens, regardless of the presence of security agents.
Osoba advocated neighborhood and state policing as part of a broader strategy to decentralize and strengthen Nigeria’s security system.
Also speaking, former Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and veteran journalist, Onyeka Ugochukwu, charged journalists to uphold their core responsibilities, which is speaking for the voiceless and holding the government accountable.
