PDP Demands Release of Premium Times Reporter

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the immediate release
of Premium Times Newspapers reporter, Mr. Samuel Ogundipe, who was 
arrested and detained by the police over a report.

The party also condemns the alleged denial of personal freedom and 
manhandling of the newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed, and its 
education correspondent, Azeezat Adedigba by the police.

The party holds that the continued detention of Mr. Ogundipe is against 
his fundamental right to freedom as enshrined in the 1999 constitution 
(as amended).

The PDP insists that the incessant clampdown on journalists and media 
houses by the Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) 
administration is completely unacceptable in a democracy and only 
reminiscent of military Decree 4 of 1984 that empowers then dictatorial 
regime to arrest and detain journalists over reports considered to be 
against its interest.

The PDP therefore calls on the general media and all lovers of democracy 
and free speech in the country to speak out against the unabating 
assault on the media by the APC administration as such poses a huge 
threat to our democracy and the rights of citizens in our country.