The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, has called on the state police command to check what it described as the continued excesses of its officers and men in some parts of the state.
The union, made the demand in a communique issued at the end of its monthly congress, held at the NUJ Press Centre, Ibadan, on Sunday.
The Congress appealed to the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Enwonwu Nwachukwu, to “check the excesses of some of his men who are fond of extorting and harassing motorists and passengers plying Oke-Ogun roads and other parts of the state.”
This was as the Congress drew attention of the state government to the worsening insecurity in some parts of the state and called on Governor Seyi Makinde to beef up security and ensure the safety of lives and properties across the state.
The Congress, in the communique, however commended the Governor Makinde-led administration for prompt and regular payment of salaries of workers and pensioners in the state.
The Congress expressed concern over the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on some journalists, who were either laid off or placed on half salaries and appealed to media managers and owners to be humane and end the sufferings of the affected journalists.
The Congress also expressed its displeasure at the disengagement of some freelance workers of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) and enjoined the management of the corporation to reinstate them.
The NUJ, Oyo State Council, also called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, address the sudden hike in fuel price and prevent it from aggravating the worsening national economy.
The Congress applauded the policies of the current Oyo State NUJ leadership under Comrade Ademola Babalola and subsequently passed a vote of confidence on the leadership.
The communique was drafted and signed by Comrades Adewale Tijani, (BCOS), Khalid Imran, (Oke-Ogun Federal Chapel) and Temilola Akarah Member (State Information).
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