{"id":11388,"date":"2017-03-08T13:56:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T12:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=11388"},"modified":"2017-03-09T11:20:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T10:20:41","slug":"former-nuj-chair-arogundade-enjoins-media-to-support-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/former-nuj-chair-arogundade-enjoins-media-to-support-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NUJ chair, Arogundade enjoins media to support women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dayo Emmanuel<\/p>\n<p>Director of the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, Mr. Lanre Arogundade has enjoined the Nigerian media to give more voice to the women folks.<\/p>\n<p>Arogundade made this call yesterday in commemoration of the International Women\u2019s Day celebration which celebrates the achievements of women in all spheres of life.<\/p>\n<p>The Director of IPC is of the opinion that with adequate media support, the women folks could be bolder in contributing to national development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn this day, we at IPC are calling on the Nigeria media to address the imbalance in the coverage of women so that their true voices could be heard in politics, elections, governance and development,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cby rendering their support, the Nigerian media would contribute to the processes that will lead to the realisation of this year\u2019s theme: \u201cWomen in the changing world of work: Planet 50-50 by 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement made available to National Wire by IPC\u2019s Safety Alert Desk Officer, Melody Akinjiyan, Arogundade, a former Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Lagos Chapter, also called on the media to exercise professional and ethical discretion in reporting issues of violence against women, particularly the girl child, in order to prevent stigmatisation and other negative social consequences.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Also to commemorate the anniversary, scores of women from various civil society organisations participated in a road walk in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital with placards bearing different messages in support of Nigerian women.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From Left: Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, Dr. (Mrs.) Abiola Akiyode Afolabi and other other civil society leaders leading the rally at Ikeja,<br \/>\nLagos to mark the International Women&#8217;s Day. 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