SERAP sued Tinubu in court for banning 25 journalists from taking reports from the presidential palace An anti-corruption organization in N...
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SERAP sued Tinubu in court for banning 25 journalists from taking reports from the presidential palace
An anti-corruption organization in Nigeria (SERAP) has sued the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in court for what it called "the illegal prohibition and suspension of 25 journalists who have been assessed to take and disseminate news from the presidential palace." "
According to my report, the federal government on August 18, 2023 withdrew the authorization of identification and the relaxation of the 'tags' that allowed 25 journalists and media outlets to enter the presidential palace to collect reports of the events happening in the presidential palace. , Abuja. The journalists who were affected by the incident were told to hand over the proof of entry permission given to them 'tags' at the entrance of the main gate of the presidential palace.
However, SERAP said that the ban is against the law and is not appropriate at all.
In a suit with reference number (FHC/L/CS/1766/23) filed by SERAP before the Federal High Court in Lagos, she pleaded, "The court that ordered and forced President Bola Tinubu to withdraw the ban on the 25 newspapers and media houses from recording and spreading the events that are happening in Villa."