Former vice president and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, has reiterated the need for the mass media to be in the vanguard of the promotion of good governance and anti-corruption campaign.

This is as the APC chieftain recieved the ‘Quintessential Pacesetter Award’ in recognition of his immense contributions to communication for the promotion of democratic values and ethos for nation building.

The Turakin Adamawa made the charge while receiving the management staff of the Atiku Media Office (AMO) at his Asokoro residence in Abuja, on the twin purpose of felicitating with him ahead of his 70th birthday anniversary and the establishment of the Atiku Media Office, 10 years ago.

The former vice president, who recalled the role of the media in partnering with progressive-minded politicians to end military rule and dictatorship in the country, said that the fourth estate of the realm has a more entrenched role to play to ensure that democratic tenets remain intact and are not assailed by anti-democratic forces.

While acknowledging the pioneering role the Atiku Media Office has played in the past ten years and continues to play in the promotion and sustenance of democracy in Nigeria, the former Vice President, however, observed that the media office was a creation of necessity.