PHOTOS: Shettima, governors present as TVC’s Otitoju celebrates 60th birthday with book launch

Vice President Kashim Shettima alongside Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Umo Eno, Usman Ododo, Babagana Zulum were present in Abuja today at NAF conference at the public presentation of the book to mark the 60th birthday of Babajide Kolade-Otitoju, Director of News of TVC.

The event also had in attendance Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, senior journalists and other top business leaders in attendance.

Vice President Shettima in a social media post on the book launch wrote:

“Earlier today in Abuja, I attended the public presentation of the book, “My Life and Journalists Hangout,” and the 60th birthday celebration of veteran journalist and Director of News, TVC News, Mr. Babajide Kolade-Otitoju.

“In my remarks at the event, I implored the Nigerian media to be partners in progress with the government by utilising their platforms to strengthen the nation’s democracy through constructive journalism and critical thinking.

“I observed that a society is destroyed not by the absence of ideas but by the absence of men and women with the courage to interrogate ideas, to test them against reason, and to ask the difficult questions that save a people from the seduction of easy answers.

“I extolled Babajide’s contributions to journalism and critical thinking, saying that with his popular television programme, “Journalists Hangout,” he has been able to nurture a tradition of critical engagement in Nigeria.”