The Nigerian Union of Journalists, Anambra State Council has inaugurated a three man caretaker committee to run the affairs of the Anambra Broadcasting Service, ABS Chapel of the Union.

 

The three man committee has Comrade Ejike Abana as Chairman, Chukwuemeka Modilim, Secretary and Nneka Ibe-Anoliefo as member.

 

Correspondent, David Okpokwasili reports that the Committee will take over from the Ebele Eze led Caretaker Committee who were appointed in August, 2019 and has outserved their appointment.

 

Inaugurating the Committee, the State Chairman of NUJ, Sir, Emma Ifesinachi mandated the new caretaker committee to ensure they become the last in the successive caretaker committees that had been appointed to run the Chapel of the Union since 2015, by conducting an election that will see to the emergence of a substantive executive for the Chapel.

He charged the committee to return the ABS to its glory days as major players in the State Council of the Union, stating that the union should be light bearers of the Anambra Union of NUJ.

 

Reading out the Constitution of the Union to the new committee, the State Secretary of the Union, Mr. Emma Udeagha asked them to carry out the Chapel activities in line with the constitution of the Union and ensure that there is a seamless communication and relationship between the Chapel and the State Council of the Union.

 

Contributing, the Director of News and Current Affairs of the ABS, Mr. Gab Okpaleze assured the support of the management of ABS to the new committee and urged them to know that gone are the days when labour engagement is filled with acrimony and hostility, but to apply the tools of dialogue and negotiations while pursuing the interests of their members.

 

Accepting the appointment on behalf of the Caretaker Committee, the Chairman, Comrade Abana, assured that the committee will stick to the terms of reference of their appointment, deliver on their mandate, promote and protect the interest of their members.

 

In a vote of thanks, the Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, Mr. Modilim thanked the leadership of the Union for finding them worthy of the appointment and promised that they will work hand-in-hand with the mother union.

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