Members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council have fired the Chairman, Comrade Patrick Osadebamwen.
This development cropped over botched Congress of the NUJ FCT Council held on Saturday, October 19th, to set up a credentials committee meant to oversee the election of officials for the Council in December.
Palaver started midway into the Congress, following accusation of bias levelled against Mr Osadebamwen.
Osadebamwen was also accused of having flouted provisions of the NUJ Constitution in the nomination process.
At the time of filing this report, the Chairman of the NUJ FCT Council and members of his executive have been impeached after signatures were gathered for the impeachment notice.
It was gathered that the State Executive Council (SEC), made up of Chairmen of all the Chapels in NUJ FCT Council, has taken over the activities of the Council going forward.
Meanwhile, some elders of the Council, led by Elder Timothy Oloruntoba Elerewe, former Chairman of FCT Correspondents Chapel and the secretary the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Iyobosa Ewugiaren made efforts to calm the situation to ensure due process was followed but proved abortive.
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