Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Ekiti PDP secretariat fire: NUJ condemns attack on journalists

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Zone - B has condemned in strong terms the manhandling of two of its members in Ado Ekiti,the Ekiti State capital.
In a statement issued in Akure by the Zone B Vice President of the union, Dele Atunbi, the NUJ described the attack on its members covering the PDP Secretariat gutted by fire in Ado-Ekiti as debasing and dehumanising.
The union frowns at a development where thugs have constituted themselves to lords in Ekiti State under a democratically elected government.
While stating emphatically that journalists in any parts of the country will not be intimated in carrying out their constitutional responsibilities, the union challenges the Ekiti State Government to be up and doing in protecting the lives of the people.
The NUJ calls on the Nigeria Police Ekiti State Command to go all out and fish out the perpetrators of this dastardly act and bring them to justice.
The union is alarmed by this development due to the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State which is just three months away.
It admonishes all security outfits in Ekiti State to provide watertight security for all citizens as the state prepares for its gubernatorial election.
While the union remains apolitical, it advices the political gladiators in the state to play the game according to the rules by respecting the rule of law.
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