NUJ 2024: WE’RE OVERWHELMED BY THE SHOW OF LOVE AND SOLIDARITY
From Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Edo and Ondo; to FCT, Enugu, the entire South East; to Adamawa, Kano, Gombe, Bauchi and the entire North East; to Jos, Nasarawa and counting; the show of love is overwhelming.
The A+A Campaign Council is full of gratitude to our members and delegates across the Councils and Zones for endorsing our candidates, especially the frontline Presidential Candidate, Alh. Comr. Alhassan Yahya, in the forthcoming triennial delegates conference at Owerri Imo state on November 27, 2024.
We accept the endorsements with humility and gratitude. Unlike those who are opposed to endorsements (because they couldn’t get it), we accept it, and we believe and trust our colleagues.
Contrary to the negative portrayal of our noble profession and members as people who can say one thing and do another, we hold our members and delegates in high esteem as noble men and women who will deliver on their honour and integrity.
Since our opponents and their co-travelers are yet to cite any part of the Constitution of NUJ or Electoral guideline that has been breached by the endorsements, we can only pity them and urge our teeming supporters to ignore them. Their bitterness and attempt to discredit endorsement is akin to a man who doesn’t have enough money to buy cow meat during festive period, who in an attempt to cover up for his inadequacies, had to tell family members that cow meat tastes bad, and ice fish is better! We understand their sophistry and hypocrisy!
Yet, the same people that are against endorsement went to town recently celebrating a purported endorsement by a one time senator, who is neither a journalist nor a delegate. But they are against delegates endorsing candidates of their choice!
Like we have continued to stress, we want to say again: “LET THE ADOPTION, ENDORSEMENT OF CAPACITY, COMPETENCE CONTINUE”.
They can come under any guise: “‘SAVE-NUJ-NOW!’ Movement” or any other fake name or group, it’s futile. The train has left the station!
It’s worth reiterating for the upteenth time that political endorsements and adoptions are positive part of democratic and electoral processes.
We shall remain focused with our eyes on the ball. It’s on record that we have visited the most councils so far, and still moving. Our presidential candidate has been explaining his manifesto to the people. He has been fielding questions from delegates and members of our great Union.
And we want to say again that it is ignorance on the part of anybody to believe that endorsement forecloses election. Of course election will hold as already slated but delegates are already externalizing their preferences through such endorsements. And it’s absolutely democratic and lawful.
It’s worth repeating that no force can stop an idea whose time has come! Please let the adoptions and endorsements come, we are ready to receive them and ultimately we are ready for the victory by God’s grace during the NUJ Triennial Delegates Conference slated for Owerri, Imo state on November 27, 2024.
E-Signed:
Comrade Kenneth Ofoma
Secretary General and Spokesperson,
A+A Campaign Council
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