The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Special Delegates Conference session sitting in Kano, Thursday expunged National Orientation Agency. NOA from it’s constitution.
The special delegate session held in Kano, presided over by the National President of the union, Mr. Chris Isiguzo took the decision during the NUJ constitution review session.
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The delegates in session gave the nod that NOA staff would no longer be accorded NUJ membership.
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Further NOA elected officials would be allowed to serve out their term of office.
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Consequently, the conference passed the new law barring members of staff of ministries of information adjudged as non practicing journalists henceforth barred from been accorded NUJ membership.
The delegates also concurred that Local Governments’ Information Officers should no longer be handed NUJ membership status.
