Borno NUJ congratulates Zulum for emerging Champion Newspapers’ 2021 Governor of the Year 

AHMED MARI, Maiduguri

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)  Borno State Council has congratulated Governor Babagana Zulum for emerging the Champion Newspapers’ 2021 Governor of the Year by the management of the Newspaper.

In a statement issued by the Secretary of the Council, Comrade Chiroma Ibrahim the union said “on behalf of the entire working journalists in the state, we  congratulate the Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on the conferment of the prestigious award as the Governor of the Year by one of the reputable media outfit the Daily Champion Newspaper.”.

The union while  felicitating with the Borno State Chief Executive, described the award as a testimony of achievements recorded by the Zulum-led administration in the state..

The statement added that the NUJ in the state is proud of the Governor’s efforts in transforming the affairs of the state especially in the areas of reconstruction of devastated communities, resettlements of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs back to their ancestral homes, and provisions of livelihoods support to the resettled residents,as well as the urbanization programme which are all being implemented concurrently inspire of the scarce resources and other competing demands.

Borno NUJ therefore appealed to the State Governor not to relent in delivering the dividends of democracy to the resilience people of the Borno and assured the support and collaboration of the working journalists at all times in the discharge of the Governor’s constitutionally assigned duties as well as the union’s unalloyed loyalty and cooperation

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Presidency: Tinubu, Osinbajo test strength, causes uproar at APC convention

…as delegates boo Lawan

Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are testing strength at the ongoing special convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

This is as both men who are vying for the presidential ticket of the APC caused uproar upon their arrival at Eagle Square, venue of the convention.

Osinbajo who first arrived received rousing welcome both by delegates and party supporters at the convention.

Barely after a minute, Tinubu also landed and was welcome with tumultuous shots of ‘jagaban! Asiwaju!!.

Kabiru Gaya, a former Governor of Kano state said stakeholders of the party have been able to trim down the list of presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress APC to two.

He said only Osinbajo and Tinubu are now remaining in the race.

Gaya who is the chairman, the Progressive Project TPP, an umbrella organization for all pro-Osinbajo support groups disclosed this in an interview with newsmen.

He said: “they (stakeholders) are still in the process of negotiation. You know during conventions or congresses like this, decisions are taken by the aspirants and even at the last minute, people are still taking decisions. They are trying to trim down.

“All I know is that we believe that the Presidency should go to the South and finally we have agreed to that now so that we can have a northern running mate and win the election.

Coming next was Senate President Ahmad Lawan who is also aspiring for the APC presidential ticket and instead, he was booed by both delegates and suppoters especially those from the south.

Abdullahi Adamu, APC national Monday announced that Lawan was the consensus candidate for the party but that was rejected.