The Vanguard Newspaper Correspondent in Warri,Delta State, Okakuro Akpokona Omafuaire Esq today won the Chairmanship election of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ Warri Correspondents’ Chapel. Okakuro Omafuaire polled seventeen(17) votes and defeated his closest rival in the election, Comrade Okpare Theophilus Onojeghen who garnered 13 votes in the contest. Omafuaire was declared winner of the election by the Delta State Council Chairman of the NUJ,Comrade Churchill Oyowe who was flanked by the State’s Acting Secretary of the Union, Comrade Josephine Omodior that administered the oath of office on…
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Warri NUJ Election: Chairmanship Candidate, Akpokona Releases Manifesto
MY MANIFESTO Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Warri Correspondents’ Chapel “Journalists’ Welfare Is Non-Negotiable” Fellow colleagues, We tell the stories of others. We expose injustice. We demand accountability. But today, many journalists cannot confidently demand accountability for themselves. Too many of us face: Months of unpaid salaries, Poor remuneration in private and state-owned media houses, No health insurance, No life insurance despite high-risk assignments, Harassment and intimidation, Job insecurity and casualization. This is not dignity. This is not justice. And it must end. I am contesting…
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