ABEOKUTA– The newly elected chairman, Correspondent Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council, Comrade Rasaq Ayinla has vowed to upholds all tenets of the law, adding that all bad eggs in the chapel will be flushed out.
The chairman stated this when he was receiving the mantle of leadership from the State council at the Union’s Secretariat, Iwe Iroyin Abeokuta.
Ayinla, who emerged as chairman unopposed stated that as a law student in his final year, it is inevitable for him to follow the rules of law to the later.
“I am a student of the law. So, using the law and codes of the NUJ, all bad eggs amongst us will be flushed out. It is not me that will flush them out, it is the law and the code of conduct of the profession”
“It is high time, the Journalism profession should be respected and placed in the right pedestrian”
“So, for those who think the profession is a dumping ground for all comers should have a rethink because it will never be done as usual”
Presenting the certificate of return, the Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mrs Omolola Adeyinka charged the new chairman to be forthright in his leadership, stressing that discordant tunes is bond to come up when things are about to be put aright in any sector.
In her words, “today mark another milestone in the annas of the Journalism profession in Ogun State”
“I want to urge you to be upright in all your dealings. Put God first and make sure you uphold the tenets of the profession that joined all of us together”
Present at the inauguration are, the former Zonal Secretary, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, former State Chairman, Comrade Woke Sokunbi, other members of the Correspondent Chapel and union members from other chapels.
