The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has urged members of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists to avoid sensational reports that could harm the party’s reputation.
The party also praised the state council for implementing developmental projects aimed at enhancing the journalism profession.
This was announced on Thursday by Yusuf Idris, the state publicity secretary of the party, during a courtesy visit to the state chairman of the NUJ at the press centre in Gusau, the state capital.
According to him, the ICT center provided by the union would go along way to assisting journalists to work easily in reporting events in the state.
“What I have seen in the ICT center provided by the NUJ under the leadership of the state chairman Comrade Ibrahim Musa Maizare is a welcome development, and it would improve artificial intelligence and capacity building among working journalists in their daily reportage”. He added
According to him, the state chapter of the All Progressive Congress APC will do everything possible to assist the Union when the needs arise for the development of journalism profession in the state.
He also applauded the state Council of NUJ for providing solar powered boreholes at the state press centre for effective portable water supply to journalists in the state.
He appealed to working journalists in the state to cooperate with the state council of NUJ leadership and shun any form of sensational reports that could cause damage to the reputation of anyone in the state.
Speaking earlier, the state chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Comrade Ibrahim Maizare stated that the project was provided under Zamfara state community and social development agency as part of NG-Cares program.
He commended the state publicity secretary for the visit and assured that journalists in the state will always work based on the ethics of their profession.
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