Why Aregbesola Was Installed S/West NUJ Grand Patron - NUJ Zonal Scribe

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The Secretary of the South West Zone of the the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bamgbola Gbolagunte said that the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola deserved his being honoured with the Grand Patron of the association. 


Gbolagunte told newsmen that the National Secretariat of the Union and its National President, Chris Isiguzo were in full support of the award because, "Aregbesola fully merits it". 


Gbolagunte also added that all the six-state NUJ councils in the South-West endorsed Aregbesola for the award .


He said, "The zone chose Aregbesola for the investiture and award. Before he was chosen; his name was presented to the Chairmen and Secretaries of the councils that make up the South-West zone. They all approved that Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola be made the Grand Patron of the zone and also receive an Award of Excellence.


"The National Secretariat and President are aware of the programme and they have not given us the order to stop the programme".


Explaining why the former Governor of the State of Osun was chosen, Gbolagunte said his accessibility to journalists; establishment of three media houses, among others was why the councils in the zone unanimously agreed to bestow him with the honours. 


He said, "The criteria used in choosing Aregbesola then was his performance in office and secondly, he owns three media organisations. Two of them were established long before he became a governor. Journalists are working in all of these places and are being paid by him. 


"When he was the governor in Osun, Aregbesola set up the Bureau of Communication and Strategy where he also employed journalists to work there. He also gave one bus to the Osun State Council of NUJ and another bus to the NUJ Correspondent Chapel.


"In addition to that, as a Governor, he was accessible to journalists; he held an interactive programme where journalists and other members of the public asked questions uncensored regularly. Even right now as a Minister, he is accessible to journalists.”

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