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BREAKING: NUJ FCT Council Chairman, Comrade Osadebamwen Impeached
Members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council have impeaced the Chairman, Comrade Patrick Osadebamwen.
This followed a botched Congress of the NUJ FCT Council held on Saturday, October 19th, to set up a credentials committee meant to oversee the election of officials for the Council in December.
Confusion started midway into the Congress, following accusation of biase levelled against Mr Osadebamwen. Osadebamwen was also accused of having flouted provisions of the NUJ Constitution in the nomination process.
At the time of filing this report, the Chairman of the NUJ FCT Council and members of his executive have been impeached after signatures were gathered for the impeachment notice.
It was gathered that the State Executive Council (SEC), made up of Chairmen of all the Chapels in NUJ FCT Council, has taken over the activities of the Council going forward.
Meanwhile, some elders of the Council, led by Elder Timothy Oloruntoba Elerewe, former Chairman of FCT Correspondents Chapel and the secretary the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Iyobosa Ewugiaren made efforts to calm the situation to ensure due process was followed but proved abortive.
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RESOLUTION AT NUJ FCT COUNCIL CONGRESS AND IMPEACHMENT OF CHAIRMAN PATRICK OSARETIN OSADEBAMWEN AND HIS EXECUTIVES
The National President,
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),
National Secretariat,
Jahi District,
FCT Abuja.
19 October 2024
RESOLUTION AT NUJ FCT COUNCIL CONGRESS AND IMPEACHMENT OF CHAIRMAN PATRICK OSARETIN OSADEBAMWEN AND HIS EXECUTIVES
Members of NUJ FCT Council formally resolved at the Congress held on 19th October 2024 and impeached Chairman Patrick Osaretin Osadebamwen and his executives.
This followed the flagrant violation of Article 4(9d) of the NUJ Constitution, which stipulates that:
“The Credentials Committee at the State Council level shall be nominated by the State Congress subject to the approval of the National Secretariat.
“Membership of the Credentials Committee shall be drawn from among members of the Union in good financial standing who have no intention to vie for offices in the said elections”.
However, at the Congress, the impeached Chairman took laws into his hands and decided to handpick members of the Credentials Committee in a premeditated move to flagrantly violate the provisions of the NUJ Constitution as stated above.
Consequently, members in the exercise of the power vested in the Congress, passed a vote of no confidence on the Chairman and he was subsequently impeached along with his exco members by 2/3 majority of members present during the Congress.
In view of the above, the Congress, hereby, invites the national leadership of NUJ to quickly step into the prevailing confusion at the FCT Council to save the face of the Union.
Attached herewith is the list of signatures collated for the impeachment of Chairman Patrick Osaretin Osadebamwen and members of his executives.
Cc: Vice President,
Zone D
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Jigawa Gov Suspends Commissiner nabbed by Hisbah for commiting adultery
Governor Malam Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has suspended the Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Sankara.
Naijablitznews reports that the suspension is to allow an investigation into allegations made by the Kano State Hisbah.
This was made known in a statement on Saturday signed by Malam Bala Ibrahim, Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State.
The state government said that the suspension was to allow for a thorough investigation to ensure transparency and maintain the integrity of the state administration.
Recall that the Kano State Hisbah Board arrested Sankara in an uncompleted building with a married woman.
Hisbah, known as the Sharia police, made the announcement following intelligence tracking and a series of complaints received about Sankara’s alleged misconduct.
Abba Sufi, the Director General of the Hisbah Board, confirmed the arrest, stating, “Yes, it is true we have arrested Auwal Danladi Sankara with a married woman in an uncompleted building. Unknown to him, we were tracking him based on reports we received against him.”
The allegations surfaced after Nasiru Bulama, the husband of the married woman, lodged complaints with multiple authorities, including the Kano State Police Command and the Department of State Services (DSS).
Bulama accused Sankara of engaging in illicit sexual activities with his wife, who is also the mother of his two children.
But the commissioner in a statement issued on Friday night, denied the allegations, describing them as false, baseless, and malicious.
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