Chargeπ dπ Affaires

Thomas P. Furey

U.S. Embassy in Abuja

Chargeπ dπ Affaires Furey welcomed the Abuja participants with comments that reinforced the comments by Brian Browne in Lagos.

≥During the preparation for the upcoming gubernatorial and presidential elections, it is your duty, as members and leaders of the Nigerian media, to ask the hard questions, and serve as an intermediary between all parties involved in the political process.

≥Also remember that elected representatives are accountable to the people, the voters who place their trust in the men and women elected to represent them.

≥You exert an enormous amount of power and influence, and I urge you to discharge your responsibilities zealously, efficiently, and with a clear sense of purpose.≤

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