NAWOJ Zone D’ North Central Zone Commends Benue State NUJ

Rabiu Omaku

 

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, Zone D North Central Zone has commended the Benue State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists for electing Victoria Ashar as its chairman.

 

The Association in a statement made available to universalreportersng.com said is a demonstration of the fact that democracy is growing in the Benue state Chapter of the Union.

 

The National Vice President of NAWOJ,Zone D’ Jamila Abubakar made this  known in a press statement made available to universalreportersng.com to shows that NUJ in Benue state is setting the pace for the actualization of 35% affirmative action for women, an indication that the union is gender sensitive.

 

Also NAWOJ salutes all the five chapels of NUJ in Benue state for electing women as their chairmen.

 

This is a great departure from the usual practice of male dominated political space where women are relegated to the background.

 

The actions by Benue state journalists should be emulated by other state councils in the zone and the country at large in order to give women a chance to contribute their quota in the leadership level of the union.

 

NAWOJ salutes the resilience and doggedness of women journalists in Benue state for given women a voice in the state.

 

I therefore assured all the newly elected chairmen across chapels in Benue state and the NUJ chairman of my unflinching support and readiness to work for the betterment of the union in the state.

 

As women and also members of the fourth estate of the realm, we must lead by examples in order to repose the confidence on you people.

 

Accept my warm congratulations as i look forward to your purposeful administrations

 

“This is the second time a woman is been elected as chairman of Benue chapter of the NUJ”.