Elections: AMPON President, Wole Arisekola Warns Journalists Against Circulating Fake Results Online
President, Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (AMPON) Mr. Wole Arisekola has warned his colleagues in the online news media service to shown any act of disseminating false election results on social media. According to the Ibadan born philanthropic and publisher of StreetJournal Magazine, “I am warning my brothers and sisters in the online news media to do away with circulating fake election results without INEC approval. The havoc caused by this act is hefty that it can be a threat to national security. The election periods in Nigeria are perilous moments and we using our journalistic power to cause unrest in the country due to fake reports is something we should shy away from. If we are not mindful of this act that is not adding any value to our professionalism and of course the integrity of our nation, we may be turning the election process into chaos. What most of us in the online media post are viewed globally and when it’s on the wrong side, then we h