LAGOS NUJ TO HONOUR BELLO, ADESINA, OSAGIE ,7 OTHERS

Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists will on Friday, September4, 2015 honour 10 of its own, who were recently elevated in the course of their career.

These accomplished individuals, according to the Lagos NUJ chairman, Comrade Deji Elumoye, in a statement issued in Ikeja yesterday,  have distinguished themselves and have not been found wanting either on the job or in their character.

"We deem it fit to honour these 10 senior journalists because they have been worthy ambassadors of our profession and have brought glory to journalism, and that is why their recent elevation did not come to us as a surprise.

"Some of them have even gone beyond the newsroom to serve in government and they returned unblemished.

"For instance, Funke Egbemode was the spokesperson for former House of Representatives' Speaker, Patriciah Etteh and Eric Osagie was Special Adviser to Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo State. Both of them are back to the very top echelon of the newsroom", Elumoye said.

He listed the 10 personalities to include, Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, who  once served as Treasurer of  Lagos NUJ;  National President of the NUJ, Waheed Odusile; Special Adviser (Media) to President Muhammadu and former President, Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mr. Femi Adesina; a former Sunday Editor with Daily Independent Newspaper and now Chief Press Secretary to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state, Habib Aruna; General Managers of Lagos Television, Radio Lagos and Traffic Radio, Deji Balogun, Funke Moore and Yinka Adagun respectively.

Others are,Permanent Secretary of Lagos state ministry of Information and Strategy, Fola Adeyemi as well as the Managing Directors of The Sun and New Telegraph Newspapers, Eric Osagie and Funke Egbemode.

The event, which is billed to take place  at the Combo Hall of Lagos Television, is to be chaired by a veteran journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine, Mr. Ray Ekpu and is expected to be graced by the creme de la creme in the society, including the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; fiery human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN , and the Managing Director of The Punch Newspapers, Mr. Ademola Osinubi, among others.





Lekan Osiade
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