PHOTOS: FCT NUJ distributes bags of rice to members for yuletide

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the federal capital territory (FCT) has distributed bags of rice to members for the Yuletide celebration.

Grace Ike, the FCT NUJ chairperson, distributed the food items to over 500 members at the council secretariat in Abuja.

Ike said the gesture aims to ensure journalists enjoy their Christmas and New Year celebrations.

“We thought that we took an oath, and we pledged that we are committed and dedicated to the well-being and welfare of our members. This is the first of its kind and will not end here,” she said.

“We went through criteria to see that we get this across to over 600 members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists in FCT, particularly reaching out to chapel leadership, who will in turn go through the register of the last congress to get across to their members.

“Why we decided to get through this route is to ensure that we encourage participation in the union.

“We want to let them know that the union belongs to them, and we chose to go through this route. We are selfless; we did not meet anything on the ground.”

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