“The journalists have made their position known and there is nothing wrong with that.”
The reason for the boycott is the appointment of a non-journalist as the press secretary to the speaker of the Assembly, according to the communique which was signed by the NUJ chairperson in Akwa Ibom, Amos Etuk, the NUJ Secretary in the state, Dominic Akpan, chairperson of the communique drafting committee, Iniobong Ekponta, and two other members of the committee.
“Congress frowned at this development and consequently warned that any defaulting member of the Union shall face severe sanctions.”
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