NUJ Crisis Brews in Delta Over Warri Chapel Election

A crisis is brewing in the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) after members of the Warri Correspondents’ Chapel passed a vote of no confidence on the State Council Chairman, Comrade Churchill Oyowe, ahead of the chapel’s election scheduled for March 16.

The decision was taken at an emergency congress in Warri on Wednesday, where members accused the chairman of acting contrary to the NUJ Constitution by allegedly delisting some journalists from the voters’ register.

In a communiqué issued after the meeting, the chapel expressed “grave concern over what they described as unconstitutional actions and conduct exhibited by the State Council Chairman… which were inconsistent with the provisions of the NUJ Constitution 2023 (Amended).”

Members also rejected attempts to screen voters ahead of the poll, insisting that “an election is not a screening exercise… thereby changing the goal-post in the middle of the game.”

Consequently, the chapel declared a vote of no confidence on Oyowe and called on the NUJ National Secretariat to intervene before the March 16 election.