From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Senate Leader, victor Ndoma0Egba, has appealed to the Cross River Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to institute...
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar
Senate Leader, victor Ndoma0Egba, has appealed to the Cross River Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to institute a welfare fund for members.
He stated this in Calabar when he paid a condolence visit to family of late Mr Jude Okwe, the State Correspondent of Thisday newspaper.
He said that members could draw from such fund to take care of exigencies including death of members and families left behind where a journalist dies in the course of his duty.
The senate leader who had earlier stopped over by the NUJ Press Centre to sign the condolence register was led to the family house of the deceased by the state executive of NUJ.
Received by the Okwe’s eldest daughter, Juliana and the deceased brother Mr Dominic Orim.
Ndoma Egba asked the children to take heart and be assured that he would try is best for them and assist them where necessary.
He said: “We should ensure that Jude’s dearth does not affect the children. Whatever is being done by the NUJ, they should let me know. I want to be fully involved.
Responding, Juliana Okwe thanked the senate leader for the show of love and assistance he had personally given to the father while alive.
She appealed to the senator to kindly continue to relate with them as he did when the father was alive, adding that the father has on several occasions told them of his goodwill to him.
In the condolence register, the senate leader wrote: “You lived for values and stood on principles. You will live forever in our hearts. Great, courageous and principled friend rest in peace’’.
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