Stakeholders of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) met in Kaduna State, yesterday, to review the decision to hold the union’s coming delegates’ conference in Imo State, and to save the journalism profession.
The stakeholders, who met behind closed doors, said they had begun consultations on modalities to revive NUJ. According to them, the decision followed what they described as “the regrettable outcome of the recent National Executive Council meeting in Abuja, where caution – as regards the constitution, rule of law and ethical practices – was thrown to the wind by the leadership of the union under the President, Chris Isiguzo.
The statement also highlighted, among other issues of concern: “Isiguzo insisted that the election should be held in less than two months which contradicted the union’s constitution. He also padded the list of delegates of some state councils that are his supporters. For example, his state, Abia, which had 16 delegates in the 2018 conference in Abeokuta, was now allocated 20 delegates, while Enugu moved from 25 to 30 delegates, Cross Rivers from 16 to 20, and Ebonyi from 15 to 18.
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