[FILES] A man looks at newspapers at a newsstand. REUTERS/Afolabi SotundeThe plea was contained in a statement signed by the association’s chairman, Godwin Akpan, yesterday, where he noted that both newspaper and magazine distributors inform, persuade, entertain, persuade and change their customers’ behaviour.
Applauding the distributors, the group noted: “Both newspaper and magazine distributors carry printed information about the national, state and local government levels, news with stocks to buy, company launch and political news about which parties and personalities are winning at the poll.Akpan said: “Government or interest groups should identify with us, gather data and give necessary assistance to our organisation.
“Newspaper distributors create new needs in the minds of customers to buy a particular product, but what they get in return are peanuts and total neglect, with many vendors and agents losing their lives in motor accidents or sustained injuries that result in permanent disability while plying their trade without any support from government or interest groups.”