Femi Gbajabiamila speaks to media - Your role more important than govt’s.

The role of the media is sometimes more important than that of government, said the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.

Femi, who was represented by the lawmaker representing Bende federal constituency of Abia State, Benjamin Kalu, said the media remains the fourth arm of government and must live up to its responsibilities.

He said, “The 9th House of Representatives under my leadership sees the media as more than a mere source of news but as an instrument of unity, peace and national development. We consider the media to be the 4th arm of government with a critical role to play that can even be more important than that of those in government.

“But while we do so, we all must also take responsibility to ensure that the media is not used to perpetuate pessimistic truths but reinforce positive narratives.”

“This is why we started this in Section 2.14 of our legislative agenda. We will partner the media in our joint task for nation-building. We will ensure that freedom of information is strengthened and the media is not gagged.