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… As Hon. Leke Abejide Chairs session, Slates 5 For Merit Awards
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),Kogi State Council, has expressed its determination to contribute its quota to the entrenchment of smooth democratic process and in the enhancement of good governance in Nigeria.
Chairman of the council, Momojimoh Adeiza, stated this on Monday at the NUJ Press Centre, Lokoja, while briefing Journalists on the 2021 Press Week of the council, with grand finale slated for September 4.
Adeiza said inview of the importance Journalists in the state attaches to the concept of democracy, good governance and the the general wellbeing of Nigerians, this year’s theme for the Press Week would be on “Electoral Act and the Future of Nigeria’s Democracy.”
According to the NUJ Chairman, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission will give the key note address at the occasion, while Prof. John Alabi of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba will be lead paper presenter.
He expressed optimism that the delibration on the theme would go a long way in providing meaningful solutions to the myriad of problems bedeviling the course of social, economic and political development of Nigeria, among other benefits.
Hon. Leke Abejide will be the Chairman of the event, adding that five persons who made positive Impact in the society have been slated for award.
“Sen. Gaya will be given award as “Icon of Democracy; Hon. Leke Abejide, “Icon of Grassroots Education, and the state Commissioner for Works and Housing, Engr. Abubakar Ohere, for his impact in Infrastructural development of Kogi State among other awardees.”
