The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), has called on the Federal Government to strengthen the nation’s security architecture with a view to address security challenges in different parts of the nation.
The NAWOJ NEC specifically called on all security agencies to be alive to their constitutional responsibilities just as it took a critical look at the deplorable condition of federal roads across the country and appealed to the appropriate authorities to take urgent steps to fix federal roads to avoid increasing road accidents and its attendant consequences.
In a communique issued at the end of its meeting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, the NAWOJ NEC called on the Federal Government to look into the rising cost of food items, cooking gas, building materials among others with a view to reducing the cost of living for citizens in the country.
It particularly frowned at the rising cases of gender-based violence and stressed the need to ensure the workability of family courts to ensure justice for victims.
The NEC meeting which was presided over by the National President of NAWOJ, Comrade Ladi Bala, specifically commended Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State for sponsoring, hosting and making the NEC meeting in Lafia very comfortable for members.
The communique which was signed by the National Secretary, Comrade Helen Udofa further stated that in view of accommodation challenges facing the National Secretariat of NAWOJ, NEC in session mandated the National President to apply to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for allocation of a plot of land in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the construction of a National Secretariat Complex of the Association.
It also directed state chapters of NAWOJ to open bank accounts in the name of the Association where none existed for proper financial accountability; create more visibility through laudable programmes, while it urged all members to work hard for the progress of NAWOJ, and to be mandatorily financially up-to-date.
The NEC meeting was preceded by a National Security Summit with the theme; “National Interest Amidst Insecurity: The Role of the Media” which was organised by the National Secretariat of NAWOJ at the same venue.
Members of the Communiqué drafting committee included Dorathy Nnaji as Chairman, Nene Dung – member with Rose Elishama as Secretary.
