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Proceedings kick-off in Umuahia
BY EDMOND ODOK – The National Industrial Court (NIC) sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Wednesday has vacated the ex-parte order obtained by some members of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ogun State Council suspending the 7th Triennial Delegates Conference.
With the latest development, he NUJ’s Delegates Conference has successfully taken off in Umuahia, the Abia state capital.
Reacting to the court order, the NUJ President and a candidate in the election, Comrade Chris Iziguzo congratulate members of the Union for a well deserved legal victory over anti-Union forces.
In welcoming delegates to the congress, which he described as destined to herald a new dawn for the Union, Comrade Isiguzo said; “To the Glory of God, the Ex-parte Order obtained by some union members in Ogun State Council from the Ibadan Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria suspending the 7th Triennial Delegates Conference has been vacated by the court in Ibadan today.”
“With this, all encumbrances have been cleared. I therefore use this opportunity to welcome our teeming delegates from across the country to Umuahia, Abia State.
“In all, the Union is the winner as collective interest surpasses individual’s interest”, Isiguzo said.
It is on record that two NUJ members, Mr Soji Amosu and Kunle Ewuoso had approached the court to stop the Union’s 7th triennial delegates Congress, citing some irregularities in the constitution of the Credentials Committee for the election.
Following initial engagement by stakeholders, the duo had withdrawn the same suit filed at the Lagos Division of the NIC on grounds of settling all contentious issues ‘in-house’.
However, both members surprisingly re-filed the case at the Ibadan division which the NUJ President claimed was an abuse of court process, and therefore filed an appeal praying the Court to vacate the earlier injunction granted.
