Senate President, Mr. David Mark, has endorsed the growing call for the provision of insurance policy that would
mitigate the hazard of professional engagement for journalists in Nigeria. Senator Mark lend his support to the insurance campaign for journalist while declaring open the 2013 retreat for the senate press corp holding at Uyo, Akwa Ibom state South-South Nigeria
According to the senate president, “I advocate that there is need for you to have proper insurance and life coverage. As part of our legislative functions and in furtherance of good governance, it is also our concern and I believe we will be able to address that issue.”
Mark charged the Senate Press Corps to be factual in their reportage, to educate and enlighten the masses on the activities at the hallowed chambers, even as he commended them, saying: “I must say the Senate Press Corps has done well, but there is still room for improvement. The opportunity you have as Senate reporters is not available to all. If you are to criticize, criticize constructively and when it is time to praise, do so. Balance your report so that people can make informed decisions”, he said.
Mark praised the infrastructural development in Akwa Ibom State, adding that “it is impossible to come to Akwa Ibom without making a statement that God’s will is done in the state. What we lack most in this country is not the vision, but the political will and courage to execute projects without distraction like what Governor Godswill Akpabio is doing.”
The state governor described Senator Mark as an epitome of simplicity, adding that he was “making history as the longest serving Senate President in Nigeria.”
He advised the news reporters to always project the Senate in good light.