The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa state, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, has congratulated the newly elected chairman of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Tonye Yemoleigha.
The governor’s spokesperson in a statement on Monday said Yemoleigha’s victory in Saturday’s election was a reflection of the acceptance of his campaign promises by the delegates and members of the council.
He also said Yemoleigha’s election reflected the confidence reposed in him to effectively pilot affairs of the council.
Alabrah charged the new NUJ chairman to ensure that in keeping faith with his campaign promises, he should steady the ship and run an inclusive and transparent leadership of the council.
He also urged the new leadership to uphold the dignity of the media, protect its integrity and promote innovative and creative ideas that will attract respect to the council and journalists in the state.
The governor’s CPS said with the campaigns and election over, the different slates representing members of the council should close ranks and work together in the overall interest of journalists in the state.
“The election of a new NUJ chairman should not be a winner takes all. The media is a noble profession that should show positive leadership.
“The new leadership is expected to exercise discretion and ensure that the overriding interest of members of the council trumps other considerations.
“I congratulate Mr. Tonye Yemoleigha and the new executive of the Bayelsa Council of the NUJ. May their reign usher in a new vista that will uplift the council, its members and journalists in general.”
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Ajayi rejects outcome of Ondo govvernorship poll, heads to tribunal
Kehinde Osasona
Abuja
Days after Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state was declared winner of last Saturday’s governorship election, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday rejected the outcome and has gone to the tribunal to seek justice.
Ajayi, a former deputy governor of the state took the decision after examining the results across the state, as contained in a statement made available to newsmen by his special adviser, Ayo Fadaka.
Ajayi, in the statement, noted that democracy could not thrive in an environment where unabated criminality was perpetrated in the prosecution of an election.
“I kept silent since the announcement of the results to enable me to investigate contents of criminality prosecuted by both the APC and the INEC,” Ajayi was quoted as saying.
He said, “While not divulging the nature and extent of the results of our investigations for now, our only prayer is that those who possess the privileges to determine the fate of the people and the nation should begin to live up to expectations and fear God, in the interest of our nation, its wellness, peace, and tranquility, or else they will be reduced to the same level as criminals and bandits who continuously lay landmines that undermine the progress of our nation.
“We particularly call on the Judiciary to brace up and perform the sacred and onerous responsibility of guaranteeing the portability of justice to people and institutions that seek it.
“The nation and the people will appreciate that.