As Nigeria joins the global community to commemorate this
year's World Radio Day, a communication scholar, Malam Musa Usman, has advised
broadcasters to use the medium in enlightening
Nigerians on the importance of peaceful elections.
Malam Musa Usman, who is a lecturer at the Mass
Communication Department, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, made the call
in a telephone conversation with our Correspondent, Tasi'u Hassan, on the
occasion of World Radio Day, which is
celebrated on 13th February, every year.
The goal of the 2023 World Radio Day theme, "Radio and
Peace," is to highlight the value of independent radio in promoting peace
and averting conflict.
Malam Musa Usman, said this year's theme of the World Radio
Day, is significant to Nigerians, as the country heads towards the 2023 general
election..
The lecturer said there are many voters in rural and semi
urban areas, hence the need for journalists to use radio to enlighten them on
how to vote and what they should do after voting in the coming general
election.
Musa Usman, pointed
out that, in a developing society, Radio plays an important role in informing,
educating and entertaining people, saying that there are still a lot of
communities that do not have access to internet facilities.
Also speaking in a
separate interview, the Bauchi State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of
Journalists, Comrade Umar Sa'idu, stressed the need for regular training of radio
workers in order to impact on their listeners, just as he advised authorities
to closely monitor the stations so as to sanction those operating illegally.
While calling for adequate funding of radio stations for the
improvement of their operations, Umar Sa'idu implored Journalists to always
uphold professionalism, promote peace and unity in their daily activities.
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