EVALUATING THE ATTRIBUTES OF PRESS FREEDOM IN ATTAINING A TRUE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA USING ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT 2024 ELECTIONS
Abstract
This study focuses on Evaluating the Attributes of Press Freedom in Attaining a True Democratic System of Government in Nigeria using Enugu North Local Government 2024 Elections. The objectives of the study are to ascertain the level of commitment of media owners and employees (Journalists) towards ensuring effective gathering and dissemination of information in the country, to identify the problem affecting press freedom in Nigerian Democratic system of Government and to aim at actualizing absolute press freedom in Nigeria. In attempt to carry out this research work primary and secondary source of data were used, the research techniques used in this study is probability sampling and the data collected was transformed into statistics, and use of percentage to present an analysis of the raw data. The researcher finds out that freedoms of information act impact on the life of journalists and Government of Enugu North encourages freedom of information act. The study recommends that full participation of journalists in the newly signed law (Freedom of Information Act), journalists should try and break loose of the censorship mentality in order to practice the Freedom of Information Act effectively and government support of Freedom of Information Act is what will give journalists boldness to practice the law and archive the goal/ objective of the law.
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