The chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan has today 18th May Ingugurated the Media team for 2023 Hajj.
In a brief ceremony held in the conference room of the commission, the chairman said the advance team of the commission will depart for Saudi Arabia on the 21st of may while the inaugural flight has been schedule for the 25th.
He emphasised the importance of the media in nation building and unity who can make or mar a situation with their reportage.
Alhaji Hassan further enjoined the Media Team to be fair and just in their reportage through responsible information dissemination before, during and even after the Hajj exercise, according to him they are fiest of all Muslims, Nigerians before being journalists.
He also said that the commission is not asking for press singing, but a responsible reportage as parters of the hajj exercise.
In their seperate remarks the Commissioners of planning, research and policy management, Shaykh Sulayman Momoh and Alhaji Nura Hassan Yakasai all advised members of the team to be true ambassadors of the profession and ensure a balance and fair reportage, he also appeal for fact checking before bublishing any news item in other not to aggravate any situation.
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