APC ENUMERATES IMPORTANCE OF JOURNALISTS...As Adetimehin solicits support
The All Progressives Congress (APC), chairman, Ondo state, Engr Ade Adetimehin has declared that importance and impacts of any government can not be known by the people without the full support and cooperation of the journalists.
While he also solicited the support of the media in publicizing various people’s oriented projects of the present administration of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
Adetimehin stated this at the Press Centre, Alagbaka- Akure during a Special GET-TOGETHER to celebrate the emergence of new Executives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo state Council.
On March 21, 2019, members of NUJ in the state filed out to elect Adetona Aderoboye – Chairman, Hakeem Gbadamosi – Vice Chairman, Leke Adegbite -General Secretary and Adeola Adekunle -Financial Secretary.
Adetimehin described the media as a critical segment of the society, that set agenda on how the citizenry would be viewing or assessing political leaders and their administrations, hence the need for any leader that wishes to succeed to positively relate with media professionals.
“I don’t think any government or political leader can make headway or succeed without media’s support. If you are doing laudable projects as government and you don’t get necessary publicity from journalists, people will be thinking or believing such government is not performing”, the Chairman.
“We plead with you to continue to support our performing governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, give his laudable projects more publicity. Everybody is commending him over massive roads construction, in the health sector, face-lift and rehabilitation schools’ structures”, he said.
Adetimehin congratulated members of the NUJ in Ondo State over the successful conduct of recent election of the Union and called for a robust working relationship and harmonious partnership between NUJ, State government and the ruling APC for a better service delivery to the public.
The APC Chairman urged all NUJ members to support their new officers for overall growth of the Union and development.
In a remark, the Acting Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Tayo Ogunleye pledged the support of labour leaders to the new NUJ leadership to succeed.
In an address, the new NUJ Chairman, Adetona Aderoboye who appreciated the support of all journalists in the state, NUJ National President, Chris Izuguso and labour leaders, assured members that the new Executives would deliver on their electioneering promises to uplift the Union.
Aderoboye who commended Adetimehin’s regular support to NUJ for years, said the Union would ensure its members report the state government’s activities adequately and objectively.
The GET-TOGETHER was attended by NUJ members from all its chapels, top government functionaries including the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gboyega Adefarati, Lawmaker-elect and former Deputy Speaker of Ondo Assembly, Rt Hon Samuel Aderoboye, local government chairmen, General Managers of Radio Nigeria Positive 102.5 FM, Mr Tunde Abiodun and that of NTA, Mr Segun Ojelade; the State JNC Chairman, Abel Oloniyo; National Deputy President of Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), Sunday Adeleye; while all the labour Unions were represented by their state Chairmen and Secretaries.
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