As some observers have commented, that singular and reprehensible action brings up echoes of the infamous Decree 4 under which Buhari in his first incarnation as military president perpetrated a siege to free expression and detained journalists at will.
Kuanzishwa kwa Bodi ya Ithibati pamoja na Baraza Huru la Habari ni jambo jema vitu ambavyo vitalinda maslahi ya mwandishi wa habari kwa kuzingatia kuwa moja ya kazi Baraza na Bodi ni kuweka viwango vya uangalizi pamoja na utaratibu wa kitaaluma katika kuratibu tasnia ya habari nchini.