INEC should monitor campaign spending’ The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been advised to devise a mechanism for monitoring and sanctioning those who violate campaign spending ceiling and rules as stipulated by the Electoral Act. This advice was contained in a communiqué at the end of a two-day capacity building workshop organised by the Media Scholars Network (MSN) in collaboration with the INEC. The theme of the workshop held at the University of Ibadan was: “Reporting Election: A Non Partisan Approach”. According to the communiqué by Convener, MSN Prof. Ayo Olukotun and Secretary, Dr Tunde Oseni, the theme of the workshop was designed to enhance the capacity of journalists to report the 2015 elections. The workshop also recommended that INEC should respond promptly to enquiries by journalists and member of the public at election times. It urged media proprietors to pay more attention to the welfare of the journalists by ensuring that they earn decent wages and are paid as at when due. The communiqué noted that while objectivity was difficult to achieve, attention should be given to all sides of the story by journalists.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:30:57 +0000
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