By John Okeke
Barely 24 hours to the Anambra State governorship election on Saturday November 6, 2021, the International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria, has announced the establishment of a Special Journalists’ Safety Monitoring & Alert Desk for Journalists and other media professionals covering the poll.
IPC Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, said the special alert desk would operate from Friday November 5 to Sunday November 7 to cover the immediate pre-election, the election and the immediate post-election periods.
“Journalists have been molested by security agents and political thugs during previous elections despite accreditation by INEC and nothing can be taken for granted”, Mr. Arogundade stated.
The special alert desk will monitor and document the situation of journalists and other media professionals and send out immediate alerts if they encounter problems.
