Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Enugu state Council has inaugurated a new Chapel; Corporate Online Chapel, bringing to Eleven, the number of Chapels in the Council.
Performing the inauguration of the newest chapel which has Comrade Clinton Umeh, Publisher of Journalist 101 as the Chairman, on Thursday at the Rt. Hon.(Dr.) Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi NUJ Press Center, Enugu, the Council Chairman, Comrade Sam Udekwe said the election of the Executive members of the chapel in their last Congress, marked the beginning of the Online Chapel.
He urged the Executives “to ensure that the members of the chapel comply with what we believe in as members of this profession'”
Pix- Some NUJ/ Online Exco members
Comrade Udekwe further said, “this is a very promising chapel. You have your membership now I want to assure you that more members will come in. You know what it takes to be qualified to be a member and we expect you to take this to heart while admitting new members because It is not open to just anybody . It is not open to all bloggers , that’s why we say it is Corporate Online. It’s for online practitioners that are Journalists.
“There are online publishers that are not Journalists. That’s why we want you to make a difference. So, we want you to show the society that there are online practitioners, the ones that are members of NUJ,” he said.
He charged the executives to take care of their members in line with the tenets of the NUJ profession and maintain peace between themselves and other members including the NUJ.
Pix- (L-R) State Exco- Comrade Anikworji Vice Chairman, Comrade Udekwe, Chairman, Comrade Amuta,Secretary
Responding on behalf of other members, the Chairman of the Online Chapel, Comrade Clinton Umeh thanked the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Comrade Chris Isiguzo and his Exco members for their foresight in creating the Online chapel.
He assured that “members of the Chapel will live up to expectations and work in accordance with what the Constitution says.
Pix- Comrade Umeh
“This Chapel is a new dawn in online practice and will provide a platform for us to unite all that are qualified under one umbrella to ensure professionalism in the discharge of our duties as Journalists.”
He also thanked the chairman of the state council and members of his executive for their guidance and direction to help the chapel see the light of the day.
The newly inaugurated executive members are:
Comrade Clinton Umeh Chairman,
Comrade Jonathan Ikechukwu (First News)— Vice Chairman
Comrade Odomero Igbodo (Dome TV)—Secretary
Comrade Christian Nwangene ( Aproko Republic)— Assistant Secretary
Comrade Maureen Ikpeama ( Newsline Global)—Treasurer
Comrade Sebastine Okafor— (Journalist 101) Internal Auditor
Comrade Emmanuel Terwase (Afriquecast)—Financial Secretary.
The event was witnessed by the Vice Chairman of NUJ, Comrade Regis Anikworji, the Secretary, Comrade Ifeoma Amuta, among other members.
Author- Maureen Ikpeama