Faruk vows to break jinx in Gombe NUJ

Faruk Mu’azu, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Gombe State chairmanship candidate, has promised to break the jinx in the state council by completing and ensuring the full use of the state council secretariat.

Faruk said this on Friday during his campaign visit to the leadership and members of the Gombe (NUJ) Correspondents’ Chapel.

He stated that his visit was to first salute members of the chapel for their role in providing responsible journalism which has helped improved the credibility and integrity of journalists in the state.

While wooing votes from chapel members, Faruk said his ambition was to changed the narrative by breaking the 28-year-old jinx of the NUJ Secretariat.

According to him, he will leverage on his connection within and outside the state towards providing an environment conducive for journalists in the state to carry out their activities amongst others.

The chairmanship candidate said he would also re-introduce life insurance scheme towards improving the welfare and wellbeing of all journalists in the state.

“My four point agenda is ensure full use of the NUJ Secretariat in Gombe State by completing it, prioritise journalists’ welfare through cooperative society and enrolling journalists who are willing into GoHealth.

“We will make training and retraining of journalists, a norm in the council and ensure inclusive administration where everyone’s idea will be harnessed to make Gombe NUJ great.

“So please I need your votes to get this mandate to serve, so vote for me and everyone on my team too should be extended the love you have for me by voting for them too,” he said.

Faruk while commending the efforts of the immediate past chairman, said he would initiate innovative ways to productively consolidate on the achievements while working to address existing challenges.

On his part, Emmanuel Akila, who is running for the position of the vice chairman, said the Faruk team remained ready to provide purposeful leadership hinged on transparency, accountability and openness.

Akila assured that votes for Faruk and those in his team would be vote for vibrant NUJ that will do things differently towards addressing the challenges of journalists and improving the profession in the state.

Responding on behalf of the chapel chairperson, Hajara Leman, Uwumarogie Peter, the chapel secretary commended the Faruk team’s peaceful, issues-based and family-like approach to campaign.

Peter assured that members of the chapel would be encouraged to participate in the congress to elect candidates of their choice.
“We see every candidate as our own and we are one big family, so we do not have a preferred candidate as such every member will be encouraged to go vote whoever they like.

“That is the beauty of democracy and we are democratic in the Correspondents’ chapel; so we wish you what the voters wish you, “ he said.