NUJ urges Tinubu to proffer Solution to Nigeria’s stifling economy

The Nigeria Union of Journalists has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address the stifling economy.

This was part of the communique issued at the end of the Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) meeting of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Zone C (South East) held at Double Bliss Hotel, Awka, Anambra State last week Wednesday

In the communique signed by the Vice President (Zone C), Emmanuel Ifesinachi and Secretary, (Zone C), Comrade Ezenwa Adiuku, it stated that “The Union commended South East Governors for their efforts to curbing the menace of insecurity in the Zone, urging them to intensify measures to return the Zone as the most peaceful and investor-friendly Zone in Nigeria”.

“We urged the South East Governors to work in collaboration and create a conducive environment for investors to grow the economy of the Zone”.

“Journalists tasked South East Business men/women and Investors to imbibe the ‘Aku ruo ulo’ philosophy by investing in the Zone in order to help create jobs for the teeming youths that are graduating from the various higher institutions across the Zone”.

The Union equally frowned at the militarization of the entire South East Zone by military and paramilitary personnel, especially that members said it is embarrassing to see police, NSCDC and army checkpoints within one kilometer intervals along the Federal and State roads in the zone as if there is a raging war in the Zone.

“We call on army and police authorities at the Federal level to dismantle most of these checkpoints as many commuters pass through humiliations and oppressions daily in the hands of the security personnel, which are reasons that investors are afraid to invest in the Zone”.

However, NUJ members commended the NUJ National President, Chief Dr Chris Isiguzo, MFR for his sterling leadership qualities which have repositioned the Union as a professional body in Nigeria, congratulating Achike Chude and Tita Onyebuchi Nze who are from the Zone, on their emergence as National Secretary and National Assistant Secretary for the NUJ respectively.

“Union expressed confidence that they will not disappoint the Union and Zone C.

“The Zone equally expressed satisfaction with the leadership of the NUJ in Zone C (South East) and unanimously endorsed Comrade (Sir) Emmanuel Ifesinachi and Comrade Ezenwa Adiuku for another term in office as Zonal Vice President and Zonal Secretary respectively”.