In compliance with a directive from its National Secretariat, the Abia State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has pledged to tackle quackery and the impersonation of journalists by unqualified individuals within the state.
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During its monthly Congress, the union resolved that anyone found posing as a journalist without proper accreditation, as stipulated by the Nigerian Press Council law, will face legal action if apprehended.
The communiqué, signed by Abia NUJ Chairman Chidi Asonye and Secretary Ikechukwu Onuegbu, also called on the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) and residents to clear blocked drainages to allow for proper water flow during the rainy season.
The NUJ Congress, which advised the Abia State government to construct speed breakers and a roundabout at Sign Board Junction along the reconstructed Umuahia–Uzuakoli Road to prevent frequent accidents that have been claiming lives, urged tricycle riders to avoid recklessness.
The journalists called for the conclusion of the suspended promotion exercise for Abia State civil servants, considering the fact that many of the civil servants have not been promoted for more than six years now.
The NUJ members asked the Abia State government to strictly monitor the activities of some of its internal revenue officials who reportedly collected cash from residents whose shops were sealed for revenue tax default without issuance of receipts, instead of directing the defaulters to banks as approved by the state government.
The journalists, who commended the Abia State government for the recent launch of integrated solar power and public water rehabilitation projects, which would promote good health and general hygiene, called for the protection of the facilities from vandalism.
The Congress further thanked the state government for completing the construction of Umuochiala Road leading to the Abia State Medical City at Mbaasaa, Isiala Ngwa South LGA.
They concluded by urging Governor Alex Otti to closely monitor personnel of the Ministry of Finance and MDAs in the ministry by investigating the allegations of underlayment, heavy salary deductions, stoppage of salaries, and non-implementation of the new minimum wage in some MDAs in Abia.
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