Ebonyi NUJ Inaugurates New Executives To Pilot Union Affairs
By Joyce Aroh Abakaliki
The Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ Ebonyi State Council, has inaugurated new officers to pilot the affairs of the union for the next three years.
The newly inaugurated executive members were elected unopposed.
The newly inaugurated officers include Tony Nwizi, Chairman; Benjamin Nworie Vice Chairman; Nnamdi Akpa Secretary.
Mr Nwizi belongs to the Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation, EBBC.
The new Vice Chairman Benjamin Nworie is a member of the Correspondents Chapel and Tell Ebonyi state Correspondent of Thisday Newspaper.
Mr Akpa also a member of the Correspondents Chapel and works with The Guardian Newspaper.
Other members of the Executive are Chinaza John, NTA Chapel(Assistant Secretary) Godwin Aliuna Correspondent of Daily Post and Correspondent Chapel(Financial Secretary) Igiri Silvia, Information Chapel(Treasurer) and Juliana Okoro, Unity FM Chapel,(Auditor).
While swearing-in the seven-man exco, Comrade Ken Ofoma Secretary of the NUJ in charge of the Zone C (South East), praised the Ebonyi State Council for a successful election and inauguration.
He tasked council members to lend their support to the new team, while also urging the new Executive not to allow their personal interest to override the collective interest of the union.
Speaking on behalf of the new officers, the chairman, Comrade Tony Nwizi pledged that the new executive will sustain the tempo of good leadership of his Predecessor, Veronica Osim.
He also pledged to uphold the integrity of the union by eliminating quackery and raising the image of the profession in Ebonyi.
The Chairman also made his first appointment immediately. He announced the appointment of Mr Felix Uka of Authority Newspaper as Ex-Officio member 1 and Sir Emmanuel Item of Afikpo Today chapel as Ex-Officio member 2.
