Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kogi state council, has called on the state chapter of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to toe the part of honour by taking responsibility for its actions.
In a statement jointly signed by Alhaji Momohjimoh Adeiza and Ademu Seidu, Chairman and Secretary respectively, the NUJ expressed disappointment that an association of the NMA’s status could deny statement issued and signed by the body.
“Our attention has been drawn to a rebuttal by NMA on its statement on the non testing by the Kogi state government to ascertain the level of COVID-19 in the state.
“It would have been better and more honourable for the Association to simply apologize to the government, when it finds out that the statement was not correct, instead of putting journalists who are simply doing their jobs at the receiving end,” the statement said.
The Union equally directed all journalists in the state to boycott activities of the NMA until further notice to avoid being drawn into unnecessary confrontations with the government or any other body because of their inconsistency.
The Union commended the state government for being proactive in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the state which has made Kogi one of the states yet to record any single case.
They, however, called on the the government to extend support to Kogi journalists who have been in the forefront of the fight against the dreaded disease.
