NUJ Boss Cautions Firms On Peaceful Host Community Relations

The acting Chairman of the Rivers State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Uche Agbam has called on oil companies and other multinational firms operating in the Niger Delta region to always make peace a cardinal objective in their host community relations, to build mutual trust between them and their communities.
The NUJ Chairman stated this at the Ernest Ikolo Press Centre in Port Harcourt, at the weekend, during the formal introduction of the new Deputy General Manager, Public Affairs, Port Harcourt District and Total Exploration & Production Nigeria Limited, Mr Onyekachi Omenuke to journalists in Port Harcourt.
Agbam identified the absence of a peaceful relationship between oil firms and host communities as the major cause of the evolving conflicts in the Niger Delta.
Commending Total for the gesture, the NUJ acting Chairman, described the new Public Affairs Manager of Total as a member of the NUJ family and pledged the commitment of journalists in the state to enable him succeed.
She called on Total and other oil companies operating in the state, to contribute to the capacity development of Journalists in Rivers State, through sponsorship of training programmes.
In his remark, the new Deputy General Manager, Public Affairs of Total, Port Harcourt District, Mr Omenuke thanked the NUJ Rivers Council for the warm reception.
He also commended journalists in Rivers State for their commitment to the coverage and reporting of the activities of Total in the state and assured them of a robust and cordial working relationship.

Taneh Beemene