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Nigeria: Update - Jonathan to Speak On National Issues At Media Chat - Abati

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President Goodluck Jonathan is to speak on matters that are currently of interest to the nation in the next edition of the Presidential Media Chat on Sunday.

Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this in a release in Abuja on Friday.

Abati said the Presidential Media Chat would be broadcast live on the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).

He said that during the chat, the president would answer questions and respond to comments from a panel of media professionals on a broad range of current topical issues.

Abati said the chat would begin at 7p.m.

He urged other television and radio stations to hook up to the network services of NTA and FRCN to transmit the programme for the benefit of their viewers and listeners.

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