From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Niger state council has called on the State Government to jettison its intention to privatize the state owned media outfits and rather invest in them to make them functional.
The union made the resolution during its state congress meeting presided over by the state chairman, Comrade Abu Nmadu at IBB Pen House, Minna.
He, however, observed that information dissemination is an essential social service to the people of the state and government role in this regard is a necessity.
According to the communique issued at the end of the meeting, the union urged the State Government to engage only professional journalists to manage the state image in the spirit of New Niger Agenda and for proper lifting the image of the state and enhance robust media engagements.
The congress called on the State Government to as a matter of responsibility address the many challenges confronting pension administration in the state and end the plight of pensioners.
