Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has replied to the state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalism ( NUJ), over allegations that his government does not have a human face.
The governor was replying to news publications made by the NUJ in its communique, after the July congress of the union.
In the communique signed by the state chairman of NUJ, Dr Odogwu Emeka Odogwu in the July congress, the union accused Prof Soludo of running a government without a human face, and not taking journalists and journalism seriously.
The union said its accusation is coming on the heels of plans by the Governor Soludo-led government to terminate the appointments of journalists working with the longest thriving state owned newspaper outfit in the country, National Light Newspaper, and sacking all the journalists in the establishment.
But Governor Soludo while reacting to NUJ in a press briefing by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime said it is not true.
“Mr Governor is a lover of Journalists, and I can tell you that. The portrayals we are getting from the NUJ about who Mr Governor is, is not true.
“Even the National Light Newspaper issue, I can tell you that it is being handled by the concerned ministries, and there is nothing to fear about.
“It is not true for NUJ to start describing Soludo as being inhuman or being wicked. We have the best interest of the journalists at heart, and the governor is working to hold a meeting with journalists and also fashion out the way forward.”
Aburime commended journalists in the state for their solidarity so far, insisting that in the coming weeks, Soludo would unfold his agenda for the media.
