Saraki denies ordering stringent guidelines for journalists ledges

The president of the senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has disowned the management of the national assembly led by the clerk Mohammed Sani Omolori over the stringent conditions imposed on journalists seeking to cover the activities of the ninth assembly.

A statement by his special assistant on new media Olu Onemola says Saraki is committed to press freedom.

The statement adds that Bukola Saraki believed in the right of journalists to operate unhindered in other to promote transparency.

Mr Olu Onemola said the senate president has vowed to probe the idea behind the guidelines.