Kano state Governor, Engineer Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Wednesday, threatened to deal with journalists giving his government a bad press.
The governor issued the threat in reaction to a report on the state government Ramadan feeding programme recently published by one of the national dailies. He vowed to react to any negative report published against his administration henceforth.
Kwankwaso who was speaking to a group of journalists at his office on Tuesday, expressed anger at the particular publication, saying “my government will accept constructive criticism based on objective reporting but will not condone such write up which are merely untrue.”
He also told journalists in the state that their responsibility is objective reporting instead of bias coverage, adding that “being a politician we know how to deal with perpetrators of bad press like this type.”
He maintained that the publication was untrue, but sponsored by the opposition with a view to tarnish his administration feeding programme, adding that the report is the handiwork of opponents.
In a swift reaction to the Governor’s outburst, the correspondent’s Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) noted with grieve concern the outburst of the Governor which it noted was laden with “naked threat and intimidation” even at the risk of the existing cordial relationship between the chapel and the new government.
Acting Chairman Jacob Adeola Ajakaiye said that the government reserves the right to respond to any publication that it deems to be in bad taste through a rejoinder, adding “Judging by the wealth of experience of His Excellency, we expected him to refrain from verbal threats and intimidation in the interest of his good office.”
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