Delta NUJ Press Week, Okowa's Aide Daniel Ezekiel Charges Media Practitioners To Be Objective In Reportage, Presents Computer Set To NUJ Asaba

Delta NUJ Press Week, Okowa's Aide Daniel Ezekiel Charges Media Practitioners To Be Objective In Reportage, Presents Computer Set To NUJ Asaba

Francis Tayor

Asaba_____ The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta State on Security Matters, Comrade Daniel Ezekiel has charged the media to always abide in the ethics of journalism, stressing that let objectivity be the watch word of the press because the media is the fourth estate of the realm that is the saviour of the society.

Comrade Ezekiel give the charge yesterday 11th December, 2019 at the occasion of Delta NUJ Press week in Asaba, noted that the media has history of being at the forefront of bodies that fought for the democracy we all are enjoying today. He said the likes of late Dele Giwa and several others paid the supreme price, hence it is important for the media to keep alive the sacrifices of their past heroes, and never allows objectivity to depart from their horizon.

In his words, he said; " As Nigerian media marks its week, l honestly urge the practitioners to keep the ethos, guarding principle and all that makes fourth estate of the realm the Savior of the society alive. The media has history of being at the forefront of  bodies that fought for the democracy we all enjoys today, with the likes of Dele Giwa and several others paying the supreme price. Not forgetting media houses like Punch, Guardian and   Vanguard Newspapers shut down in that epic battle by successive military junta. In all these tribulations and trials, the media remained unwaved, which eventually brought victory song. This spirit is what l urge the media to keep alive, and never allow objectivity to depart from their horizon."

According to him;  these were comrade Ezekiel Daniel words of admonition to full house of press men today in Asaba, Delta state capital. " Three months ago, when SSA visited the Secretariat on a courtesy visit in seeking  support for the administration of our listening Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, especially in the area of keeping the state safe for Deltans. The Chairman of the union, Mr. Mike pleaded with my office to bail out the union with computer to ease their work, which comrade Ezekiel Daniel promised then to provide at the right time. A philosopher once said that a man word should be his bound, this SSA demonstrated today when he walked his talk by providing a full set of computer to the Nigerian Union of journalists members in their Asaba  Secretariat, which brought a resounding scout of joy among all and sundry present, he stated."

In his reaction, the Chairman of NUJ, Mr. Mike who was visibly happy made it known that this is the first time a political appointee since he assumed office as NUJ Chairman will be  showing them this kind of gesture that will for ever remain memorable in the calendar of the union. He went further to pray for comrade Ezekiel Daniel that God will elevate him to more higher position for the betterment of  the people of the state. The chairman went further by saying that SSA performance within his   4months of being in office across the state is visible to all, and he can imagine what SSA will do if given higher and more responsibility, taken into account how he has been able to dazzles all with this little position, Mike concluded.