Don’t destroy Abia with hate speeches – NUJ tells politicians

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abia State Council, has advised politicians and their supporters to refrain from hatred speech, inflammatory statements, unit and different acts susceptible of undermining the peace, information and stableness of Abia State.

The NUJ made the telephone successful Umuahia aft its monthly legislature held astatine the NUJ Press Centre, Aba Road, Umuahia.

In a communique signed by the Chairman of the NUJ, Abia State Council, Chidi Asonye, and Council Secretary, Ikechukwu Onuegbu, the journalists called for issue-based campaigns.

The NUJ commended the Abia State Government for commencing the outgo of gratuities to Abia State pensioners, but called for the sustenance of the payment.

The Abia NUJ legislature expressed interest implicit the reported infiltration of transgression elements successful parts of Umuahia, Aba and different communities, noting that the alleged engagement of immoderate youths successful transgression activities tin endanger nationalist safety.

The journalists called connected information agencies and assemblage leaders to intensify surveillance, quality gathering and enforcement crossed the authorities to code emerging information challenges.

The NUJ expressed interest implicit exorbitant estimated energy tariffs being imposed connected powerfulness consumers successful Umuahia and its environs and called for urgent involution by the Abia Stat...