Benue correspondents’ Chapel pulls out of NUJ activities

The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council, has withdrawn from each activities of the authorities assembly pursuing increasing disagreements with the enactment of the national successful the state.

The determination was contained successful a communiqué issued astatine the extremity of an exigency legislature of the chapel held connected May 27, 2026, astatine the Correspondents’ Chapel Office successful Makurdi.

In the communiqué signed by the Chairman of the Chapel, Comrade Martins Kajo, and Secretary, John Shiaondo, members announced their withdrawal from each activities of the authorities assembly pending the solution of issues raised against the enactment of the union.

The chapel besides directed each its members serving successful the State Working Committee, State Executive Council and different committees of the assembly to instantly retreat from specified activities until further notice.

The correspondents further passed a ballot of nary assurance successful the Chairman of the NUJ Benue State Council, Comrade Bemdoo Ugber, implicit what they described arsenic “unruly behaviour and repeated nationalist embarrassment of the national implicit monetary issues.”

The chapel accused the NUJ president of factionalising the union, allegedly patronising non-members astatine the disbursal of genuine members and engaging successful nationalist altercations implicit fiscal matters.

Members besides raised concerns implicit alleged f...