By Samson Obande, Lafia
Journalists in Nasarawa State, both veterans and upcoming, on Sunday showered encomiums on the immediate past Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Nasarawa State Council, Comrade Salihu Mohammed Alkali, during a farewell ceremony held at the NUJ Press Centre, Lafia.
Speakers at the event described Comrade Alkali’s six-year tenure as one marked by professional development, unity, members’ welfare, and robust external relations — records they said remain currently unbeatable.
National officers of the NUJ, the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, the NUJ State Executive Council, SEC, and representatives of private media owners were among those who hailed the outgone chairman.
They urged successive governments to build on his legacies and called for more responsibilities to be entrusted to him in recognition of his exemplary service and unflinching commitment to the journalism profession in the state.
According to them, Comrade Alkali led practising journalists in the state with distinction, leaving behind a united and more vibrant council.
The farewell ceremony also featured a get-together where members of the different chapels of the council wined and dined.
Prayers were offered for God’s guidance for the outgone chairman and for the incoming NUJ leadership expected to emerge at the end of the keenly contested council election scheduled for Monday.
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