By Pamela Eboh
Anambra State Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalist have threatened to boycott reporting activities of the state government citing lacuna in the relationship between the chapel and government.
The Chapel made up of different national newspapers based outside Anambra State took the stand at its monthly meeting held at the NUJ state Secretariat in Awka.
The three point grievances and two point demand signed by the Chuks Ilozue and Tochuckwu Ifejika, chairman and secretary respectively on behalf of the Chapel read, “Having reviewed our relationship with the governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo (CFR) and those of his media team, including the Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu and the Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Christian Aburime, for over two years, despite several correspondences, we wish to observe as follows:
“There is a serious lacuna in the relationship between the chapel and government occasioned by nonchalant attitude of the governor, his government and his media team towards Correspondents’ Chapel.
“It baffles us that our governor can stay for two years without meeting members of the Correspondents Chapel to intimate Anambra people of his programmes and activities.
“Chapel members are bewildered that we are not being carried along in the coverage of government activities, rather we are fed with press releases/statements.
DEMANDS:
“We therefore demand a review of this relationship, to enable us to hold government accountable as required by extant laws.
“We state that if the current state of this relationship persists, we will deem it that the governor, his government and his media team do not need our relationship, and therefore we shall be left with no other option than to act accordingly.”
