The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, Elder Patrick Albert has appointed a new personal assistant on media.
She is Bassey Asuquo Nkponam of the Akwa Ibom Newspaper Corporation, (AKNC), and a member of the Pioneer Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
With the appointment, which takes effect from Monday, February 9, 2015, Nkponam is to assist in coordinating media activities and publicity involving the office of the chairman of NUJ, Akwa Ibom State Council.
Nkponam, who is head, Tourism Desk of the Pioneer Newspaper is married with two children.
She holds a Diploma in Theatre Arts, University of Calabar, Ordinary National Diploma (OND) Mass Communication, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Higher Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Journalism respectively from the International Institute of Journalism, Abuja.
The appointment letter issued from the office of the Chairman and signed by Mrs Etop Udo, the Admin Secretary, said Nkponam’s appointment will not conflict with her routine duties in the Pioneer Newspapers as her engagement will only be subject to chairman’s official activities.
Akwa Ibom NUJ Chairman uses publishers and reporters as collateral to get money from Government and politicians
ReplyDeleteThomas Thomas, A senior editor of a popular Uyo-based newspaper (Global Concord) widely regarded for its critical views of the Akwa Ibom State government said that Akwa Ibom State NUJ chairman Elder Patrick Albert Uses Publisher and reporter in the state as collateral to get money from the State Government and politicians.
An unprofessional journalist is not a man or woman who comes out boldly to declare his or her stand, but the one who necodemusly executes hatchet jobs for politicians and government. An unprofessional journalist is not a practitioner who deliberately refuses to join NUJ for obvious reasons, but a man who can’t defend those he swore to defend.
Some days ago, the State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, parleyed the media in the State (even though Mr. Albert had conspired with the State Information Commissioner to bar the critical media houses from participating for obvious reasons), and at the end of the parley, the Governor doled out 50 Million Naira to journalists in the State. Out of the said amount, I learnt Mr. Albert reluctantly gave out 100,000.00 each to about 50 Publishers, 50,000.00 each to about 90 reporters, and allegedly coasted home with over 30 Million Naira.
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