The
Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has congratulated
the newly elected executives of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Osun
state council.
The
party in a release issued in Osogbo by its spokesperson, Prince Diran
Odeyemi, described the successful conduct of elections of both the State
Council and that of Correspondents' Chapel of NUJ in the state as
"exemplary".
The
PDP, while congratulating Comrades Abiodun Olalere and Boladale
Bamigbola, who were both elected chairman and secretary respectively of
Osun state Council of the NUJ, noted the valuable contributions of
newsmen in the state towards ensuring free and fair elections.
It
then promised to continue to collaborate with the journalists and even
every interested individuals and groups to strengthen democratic
processes and promote rule of law, regardless the risk such may portend
for personal safety of members of the party.
The
statement also congratulated Prince Hammeed Oyegbade and his team on
their emergence as the new executives of the Correspondents' Chapel of
Osun NUJ, charging them to always discharge their duties without fear or
favour.
"We
in Osun PDP celebrate Osun Council of NUJ for laying good examples with
the peaceful conduct of its election which returned Comrade Abiodun
Olalere as chairman and also saw the emergence of Boladale Bamigbola as
secretary. The newsmen have proven they don't just write but they also
put into practice what they preach".
Osun
PDP then advised "those working against peaceful democratic processes to
learn from how press men comport themselves during their election and
cease to be cog in the wheel of democracy," the statement concluded.
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