....writes National Secretariat 



The Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, Federal  Capital Territory, FCT,,  Abuja Council on Saturday rising from  Congress   impeached the  Chairman of the Council, Comrade Patrick  Osadebamwen and his executives



Dailyledger.com.ng gathered that the bone of contention between the Exci and Congress was over the composition of the Credentials Committee or Electoral Committee which would be charged with conducting the elections into the Council tentatively scheduled for December 2024.



The failure of the Exco and Congress to reach a consensus resulted in the Congress subsequently taking charge and impeaching the Exco. In a correspondence thereafter,  the resolution of the Congress was addressed to the National Secretariat of the Union 



In the correspondence, the Congress noted that it's  resolution, "...followed the flagrant violation of Article 5(9d) of the NUJ Constitution, which stipulates that:


“The Credentials Committee at the State Council level shall be nominated by the State Congress subject to the approval of the National Secretariat.


“Membership of the Credentials Committee shall be drawn from among members of the Union in good financial standing who have no intention to vie for offices in the said elections”.


The Resolution pointed out that "at the Congress, the impeached Chairman took laws into his hands and decided to handpick members of the Credentials Committee in a premeditated move to flagrantly violate the provisions of the NUJ Constitution as stated above.


"Consequently, members in the exercise of the power vested in the Congress, passed a vote of no confidence on the Chairman and he was subsequently impeached along with his exco members by 2/3 majority of members present during the Congress.


It stated that "In view of the above, the Congress, hereby, invites the national leadership of NUJ to quickly step into the prevailing confusion at the FCT Council to save the face of the Union.


"Attached herewith is the list of signatures collated for the impeachment of Chairman Patrick Osaretin Osadebamwen and members of his executives" it added.