Newspaper Coverage of the Impact of G5 Governors in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper is an exploration of the way newspapers report the activities of the G5 governors in Nigeria. The paper shows from previous studies that the media is a crucial part of the democratic process in that almost everything that happens within the political circle is projected or deemphasized by the media. The media have the tendency to make a political idea or candidate popular and the G5 governors are well aware of this fact and are utilizing this advantage significantly. It is however important to note that this awareness and utilization of the media seem not to have garnered the needed benefit which is to ensure the removal of the PDP national chairman. However, the G5 movement seems to have posed a challenge to the political focus of the PDP as it has led to a division of supporters on loyal lines.