Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has dissociated itself from a foundation known as Foundation for Transparency and Accountability, which it said issued awards and certificates to some of its members.
The Guild’s General Secretary, Mary Atolagbe, in a statement on Thursday said it is not in collaboration with the foundation.
The statement said: “The attention of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), has been drawn to an award and issuance of Certificates to some people by Foundation for Transparency and Accountability, a Non-Governmental Organisation, in collaboration with Nigeria Guild of Editors, on 10th May 2019,
“The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, the umbrella professional body for the leadership of print, broadcast and online media in Nigeria has no affiliation with the Foundation for Transparency and Accountability and the purported Nigeria Guild of Editors.
“The Nigerian Guild of Editors hereby dissociates itself from the Foundation and the purported award on the 10th of May, 2019.
“The Nigerian Guild of Editors is not in any way privy to the foundation’s activities and does NOT know or recognise the Foundation for Transparency and Accountability.
“The Guild has NEVER had any collaboration with the Non-Governmental Organisation and DOES NOT in any way intend to engage in any dealings whatsoever with the organisation.”
The statement also said the Guild has never in its almost six decades of existence issued awards.
“The Guild hereby informs the Nigerian public that, in its almost six decades of existence as a professional body of leaders in the Nigerian media, it DOES NOT give awards and HAS NEVER given award to any individual, corporate, government or public entities,” it said.
