Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has challenged participants at a four-day workshop of the Nigerian Guild of Editors holding in Uyo to discuss ways of sanitising the journalism profession in the country.

Governor Akpabio, who gave the charge on Wednesday when the executive members of the guild led by its president, Mr Gbenga Adefaye, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Uyo, urged the body to seek ways of reducing quacks in the profession.

He described journalism as a noble profession, reasoning that what journalists publish daily could promote or rubbish the image of the country.

The governor stated: “In law, there are a few quacks that can easily be identified, but journalism has more quacks. I want you to seek ways of reducing quacks in your profession. Embark on training and re-training of journalists.”

Governor Akpabio also wanted the body to discuss ways of helping the government to create more job opportunities for the people and educate it on what it ought to do to inculcate reading culture among Nigerian students in secondary and tertiary institutions.

He appaluded the guild for the theme of its workshop: “Editors and National Development,’’ saying that development is part of national security.

He further called on the body to ensure proper editing of stories to remove libelous materials from letters to the editor used by unsuspecting people to dent the reputation of others.

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