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Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council has threatened boycott of activities of Anambra State government following nonchalant attitude of Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his media team towards its members.
The Chapel in a statement signed by Chairman, Chuks Ilozue and Secretary, Tochukwu Ifejika expressed disappointment over Soludo’s inability to carry its members along in coverage of government activities.
It therefore demanded review of the relationship between State government and its members to enable them to hold government accountable as required by extant laws.
The statements reads, “Having reviewed our relationship with the governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo (CFR) and those of his media team, including the Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu and the Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Christian Aburime, for over two years, despite several correspondences, we wish to observe as follows:
“There is a serious lacuna in the relationship between the chapel and government occasioned by nonchalant attitude of the governor, his government and his media team towards Correspondents’ Chapel.
“It baffles us that our governor can stay for two years without meeting members of the Correspondents Chapel to intimate Anambra people of his programmes and activities.
“Chapel members are bewildered that we are not being carried along in the coverage of government activities, rather we are fed with press releases/statements.
“We therefore demand a review of this relationship, to enable us to hold government accountable as required by extant laws.
“We state that if the current state of this relationship persists, we will deem it that the governor, his government and his media team do not need our relationship, and therefore we shall be left with no other option than to act accordingly.”
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