It was reported that Some people” are not encouraging the effort of the President Muhammadu Buhari as he tries to secure Nigeria, revive the economy, and fight insecurity.
This was contained in a statement issued by The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
Adesina also accused the Nigerian media of paying less attention to the achievements of Buhari, particularly those bordering on wins against insecurity.
He made the allegations in an article titled, ‘The story that didn’t hug the headlines’, and shared on his official Facebook page on Thursday.
He noted that rather than showcase Buhari’s achievements on same topic, his traducers prefer to critise him openly and look away when he deserves some credits.
Making reference to the Global Terrorism Index 2022 report released last week by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) where Nigeria recorded the second-biggest reduction in deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa, Adesina noted that both the Nigerian media and Buhari’s critic failed to give the achievements deserving coverage and mention respectively.
“It is something that should hug the headlines, dominate the talk shows, go viral on social media, and be of interest to social commentators. But not a murmur, nor a whisper, as I said earlier.
“As if in a conspiracy of silence, nobody talked about the report. The media didn’t report it, and those that did, superciliously tucked it away in a place where you would need to put on the torchlight before you would see it,” he said
