By: Chinaza Chukwunenye
The Zonal Executive Council (ZEC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), South-East (Zone C), has condemned the persistent attacks by political stakeholders in the region against their fellow South-East politicians, urging them to view themselves as members of one family operating on different political platforms.
Raising from its meeting on Friday, November 6, 2026, at the Press Centre in Enugu chaired by the Zonal Vice President Comrade Ezenwa Adiuku, ZEC appealed to all political actors to prioritise the collective interest and unity of the South-East geopolitical zone over partisan acrimony.
Deeply concerned by the deteriorating environment for media practitioners, ZEC also raised alarm over the welfare and safety of journalists across the region. ZEC called on state governments, security agencies, and media proprietors to guarantee improved working conditions, ensure prompt payment of salaries, and provide robust protection for journalists as they carry out their constitutional duties.
To strengthen media operations across the region, ZEC called on all South-East Governors to extend continuous support to the NUJ state councils within their respective domains.
In addition to these core demands, the zonal leadership reached several key administrative and organisational decisions which included the inauguration a five-member Planning Committee of the Zonal Media Summit, chaired by Comrade Obinna Ogbuka, alongside Co-Chairmen Comrade Ifeanyi Nwanguma and Comrade Emeka Odogwu, Secretary Comrade Chinaza Peculiar Chukwunenye, and Member Comrade Ikechukwu Onuegbu.
ZEC further congratulated NAWOJ members from the zone who emerged unopposed ahead of the forthcoming NAWOJ Triennial Delegates’ Conference in Kano State. The council charged NAWOJ state chairpersons to operate strictly under the leadership of their respective state NUJ councils, while directing all state councils to accord due recognition to national and zonal leaders during official activities.
ZEC also reiterated the commitment of South-East journalists to professionalism, objectivity, and developmental journalism, urging members to reject fake news, brown-envelope journalism, and divisive reportage.
ZEC lauded the Enugu State Government for creating a calm, peaceful, and media-friendly environment for journalists, while praising the Enugu State Council of the NUJ for successfully hosting both its Press Week and the ZEC meeting. It commended the Anambra State Council for its cooperative society initiative and veteran recognition programme, and praised the Abia State Council for its secretariat development efforts, appealing to the Abia State Government to assist in completing the secretariat project.
Chairmen and Secretaries of the five states in the zone were in attendance including the NUJ National Treasurer, Comrade Victor Ndukwe, National Trustee, Comrade Ngozi Mbah and NAWOJ Zone C Vice President, Comrade Amaka Agbo and other NAWOJ national officers.
(Corevalidnews)
