Rivers NUJ Gets Kudos Over Peace Training

The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has received commendations over plans to partner the Channels Academy on peace training for journalists in the State and Country at large.
The Tide was informed that the two days training exercise at the State Secretariat of the Rivers Council of the NUJ at Earnest Ikoli Press Centre Port Harcourt commenced yesterday and will terminate tomorrow, Thursday June 24, 2021.
Some journalists who spoke with The Tide in  Port Harcourt, yesterday, said it was a well crafted thought of the national leadership of the union vis- a -vis the state executives.
A Senior Correspondent with Independent Monitor Newspaper, Wariso Wariso, said that the initiative was a strong indication of the commitment of the Stanley Job led executive of the NUJ in the State.
Wariso noted that there was no better way to carry journalists along than to ensure that the benefit from such a training opportunity.
He maintained that training and retraining was key in the practice of journalism due to the dynamism associated with the profession.
Another Journalist, Mr Allwell Ene, who described the exercise as a welcomed development, said that its importance could not be over-emphasized.
Ene was of the view that since peace was opposite of crisis, that the best way forward was to give more attention to peace training in order to prevent crisis.
“Governments at all levels must pay attention to peace initiatives. I think, if that is done, the issue of crisis and crimes will be on the decline”, he said.
He also pointed out that since peace was opposite of crisis, that the best way forward was to give more attention to peace talks with the target to give a rebirth to the minds of young people.
Others who also spoke in favour of the training, said it was key, in that it will place journalists in the country on better footing given the present situation of the country.
They further explained that such was imperative due to the dynamism associated with the profession and added to it will place Nigerian press on  the same scale with their foreign counterparts.
While applauding the Messrs Stanley Job and Ike Wigodo led  State executive, the called for a total support for the team in order to enable them consolidate on their projects and  as well, cause more of such programmes to happen in the state.
It will be recalled that the Provost of the Channels Academy, Mr Kingsley Uranta,  had made available materials that will provide easy  training process  for journalists during and after the exercise. 

By: King Onunwor