Communicating On National Issues : National Assembly Urges Professionalism Of Journalists

Media professionals have been encouraged to respect the code of ethics of the profession as concerns communicating on national and international issues. The call was made by the eldest member of the National Assembly, Hon. Laurentine Koa Fegue on March 3, 2023, as she chaired the opening plenary of the March session of the House in her capacity as head of the Provisional Bureau. “You are better placed to know the dire consequences that misinformation can have on public opinion. While exhorting you to always work with professionalism, the National Assembly extends its words of encouragement to you and wishes you the best in your noble profession. You should not forget that you are apostles of truth. You should not forget you are a special breed of historians: historians of past, present and future events,” she stated. 
Concerning certain scandals in the country, the eldest member exhorted Cameroonians to exercise restraint and show proof of discernment while reminding compatriots that Cameroon is a State where there is the rule of law and there are institutions with the mandate to handle different scandals. Some of the scandals cited by the Hon. Laurentine Koa Fegue, include the scandal concerning the Project to Construct the Olembe Sports Complex, the use of funds allocated to Budget Heads No. 94 and 65 of the Finance Law, the management of COVID-19 funds, construction works on the Yaounde-Douala motorway and plans to indemnify the concerned population, and the murder of the reporter, Martinez Zogo. “No person can legitimately act in the place of such institutions. We should have confi...