The National Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Aisha Ibrahim has urged members of the association in Niger state to give peace a chance for the good of the association.
The NAWOJ National Chairperson made the call when she inaugurated a caretaker committee for the state chapter of the association at the conference hall of IBB Pen House, Minna, on Tuesday.
She asked the Nawojians to shelve all forms of bickering and sentiment so as to move Niger state NAWOJ forward.
The national Chairperson urged them to embrace peace, saying it was only in an atmosphere of peace that they will be able to achieve set out goals.
She explained that the caretaker committee was necessary in order to streamline the activities of the association with the view to ensuring one united NAWOJ in Niger State.
She explained that, NAWOJ members in the State are known for peaceful co-existence but wondered why, this peace was allowed to elude them.
The national Chairperson said that the main purpose of setting up the caretaker committee was for them to come up with a workable template on conducting election and usher in a new executive for the state chapter within the next three months.
She charged the committee members to among others, liase with the State Council of NUJ in the discharge of its duties and also come up with a comprehensive and authentic list of NAWOJ members in the State.
The zonal Chairperson of NAWOJ, zone D, Chizoba Ogbeche said they were in Minna for the unification of members of the association after the disagreement that led to the disbandment of the electoral committee with the view to ensuring a vibrant, strong and united NAWOJ after the planned elections.
She also urged members of the State chapter to shun sentiment and support the caretaker committee in the interest of the association.
Earlier , the Chairman of Niger State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Comrade Abu Nmodu said the disbandment of the electoral committee and subsequent inauguration of the caretaker committee was done in good fate.
He said the state council of NUJ has no any personal interest of whatsoever, but only acted in the interest of peace and not to set bad precedence.
Comrade Abu Nmodu also urged members of NAWOJ in the state to distance themselves from those causing disharmony among members and also unite for the betterment of the association, pledging the support of the council to the caretaker committee at all time.
Responding, the Chairperson of the Caretaker Committee, Asabe Sule Garba appreciated the national officers and Niger NUJ for their confidence in them, promising that the committee will ensure that the purpose of which they were set up is achieved.
She also solicited for the support of the national and zonal Secretariats as well as the Niger NUJ to actualize the mandate given them, adding that they will always knock on their doors for useful advises.
Members of the caretaker committee are, Asabe Sule Garba of federal Information Chapel as Chairperson, Maimuna Raji Egigogo of prestige FM Minna, as Secretary, while Maureen Dibie of Niger State ministry of information chapel, Maryam Musa of Niger State Television, and, Ameera Bawa of radio Niger are members of the committee respectively.
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NUJ Niger State Council Secretary.