The Federal Government on Monday urged the media to support the anti-corruption campaign and desist from mocking the process.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the call at the opening of the 68th General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) in Abuja.
Mohammed said the media as the Fourth Estate of the Realm could not afford to sit on the fence in the fight against corruption.
He said the government was not averse to constructive criticism of the process, adding that it was wrong for the media to mock the anti-graft war through their reporting.
He said: “Without mincing words, let me use this platform to appeal directly to the media in general to join this administration in facing the problem of corruption.
“In recent times, it is not unusual to read such headlines as ‘Buhari’s Government Losing Anti-Corruption War,’ `Buhari’s Anti-Corruption War is Failing,’ ‘Arewa Youths Knock President Buhari over Failing Anti-corruption War.
Media should support anti-graft war – Mohammed
