Peoples Gazette
Felix Morka, the national publicity secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has apologised to journalists manhandled by security operatives at the venue of the party’s special convention.
“I am sorry about the incident involving the use of tear gas by the police at the Foreign Affairs Ministry Access Gate of Eagle Square. Some of our accredited journalists were affected.
“As soon as I was notified, I went there and helped to give access to all accredited journalists,” Mr Morka said.
Even with their accreditation tags, most journalists were not only refused entrance into the convention venue but were teargassed and manhandled by security operatives.
Some of the journalists, including senior news directors and editors deployed to cover the convention, lost their valuables as the security operatives became violent…
