NUJ

THE NIGERIAN UNION OF JOURNALIST (NUJ)

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), a body for journalist, controlling the affairs of journalism in the whole of Nigeria, the union which helps to maintain and manage the ethical standard of the profession.

The leader and National president of this great noble-call, Mohammed Garba, Who has the vision of making journalism using the union a place of truth and accountability to members and the country in general.  However, he says in one of his statements that, every great leadership begins with a vision. From this vision a mission is born, and from this mission a passion for achievements. It is these achievements that make a great society.

He states his mission and vision saying, “my vision is a revived NUJ and my mission is to chart a new course with a view to returning the union to its glorious past."

Practically, he stated his mission as a leader:

 THE MISSION

My mission is to ensure that the union rediscovers its past glory as a dynamic and credible body with a proud membership, admired as the defender of society and respected by constituted authorities for its moral rectitude; to revive the legacy of strict adherence to professional and ethical standards, while upholding as a priority the welfare of members and the sovereignty of the Nigerian state.

The mission is justifiable looking at the press release on major horrible events happening in Nigeria as the NUJ takes their stand to positivity.

PRESS STATEMENT

The Nigeria Union of Journalists condemns in the strongest terms the attack on the United Nations compound in Abuja that left so many persons killed and scores of others wounded. The explosion which occurred today is suspected to have been the handiwork of a yet to be identified suicide bomber.

Clearly, recent developments in the country have continued to raise concerns of emerging factors that transcend boundaries and threaten to erode national cohesion and stability. These most perilous so called “new risks”: drug trafficking, transnational organized crime, smuggling, refugee movements, uncontrolled and illegal immigration, environmental risks and international terrorism now present a difficult dilemma for Nigeria’s policy makers. We are worried that the same policies that work to bring about open, democratic, pluralistic societies and open markets also make such trans sovereign threats possible, and the pursuit and defeat of these threats have become a nightmare for the Nigerian nation. Nigeria, the giant of Africa, has continued to suffer in the grip of violent groups who continue to threaten the corporate entity of the nation. All these have been attributed to years of bad governance that had viciously exploited the resources of the country for the benefit of a few selfish leaders and their collaborators. This has exposed Nigeria as a fertile ground for recruitment into such group that majorly derive their sympathy from the teeming masses who continue to wallow in abject poverty and the millions of unemployed youths willing to be engaged by just any group that can provide hope and a little stipend. It is unacceptable and there can be no justifiable reason for any group of individuals to visit such mayhem on the nation, killing innocent and law abiding citizens and other nationals in the process. From the extreme North Eastern part of the country to the North Central Region, criminal elements have continued to instigate such violence on the nation with the sole aim of making it ungovernable and consequently making it to implode. This ugly trend must be addressed once and for all with all the seriousness and decisiveness needed before it is too late.