Editors Seek Transparency Against Terrorism

As the Nigerian Guild of Editors concludes their annual conference in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, the body has stressed the need for openness and transparency in the rules of engagement in anti-terror activities, and called for collaboration on preservation of law and order.

In a communiqué issued at the end of the conference yesterday, the Nigerian Editors suggested the provision of right security infrastructure to help various security agencies to keep ahead of criminal elements in the society.

They also urged President Goodluck Jonathan and other elected officials to evolve extra measures to tackle numerous problems confronting the country.

The editors believed that the government would only succeed in tackling the myriad challenges facing the nation, if it adopts coordinated, scientific, intellectual approach to the Boko Haram menace.

The Tide recalls that the 2012 edition of All Nigerian Editors Conference commenced last Wednesday with delegates from across the country arriving Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital for the largest gathering of Nigerian media editors.

The event had as its theme: “The Nigerian Editor And National Security”, and served as a launching pad for x-raying and synthesising the monumental security challenges foisted on the nation by the plethora of insurgency groups, especially the fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

Other topics that engaged the attention of the editors include the, “Architecture of Terror”, “The Cost Of Insurgency”, “Understanding Anti-Terror Laws”, and “Reporting Right, Reporting Safe”.

L-R:Former Political Adviser to Bayelsa State Governor, Dimaro Denyan-Bofa, Nigerian Poet and Playwright, Prof. J. P. Clark, and Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, at the book presentation in honour of Justice Francis Tabai in Abuja, last Thursday.