The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Oyo State Council has kicked against the disengagement of “some freelance workers of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) ” by the corporation’s management.
Oyo NUJ in a communique issued at the end of its monthly congress held at the Dapo Aderogba hall, Press centre, Iyaganku Ibadan on Sunday asked the BCOS Management to reinstate the sacked workers.
In the communique signed by the Oyo NUJ Secretary, Comrade Sola Oladapo, the union commended Governor Seyi Makinde for the “prompt and regular payment of salaries of state workers and pensioners.
The union however expressed concern over the negative impact of COVID on the welfare of journalists across the country,, saying the pandemic is now a major threat to the media industry going by the loss.
Oyo NUJ in the communique stressed that since the advent of COVID-19 pandemic ” some Journalists, were either laid off or placed on half salaries.”
It emphasized that the time has come for Media Managers and Owners of media stations in and across the country, ” to be humane and end the sufferings of the affected journalists”.
On the recent hike in the price of petrol,Oyo NUJ charged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, address the sudden hike in fuel price and prevent it from aggravating the national economy.
Parts of the communique reads: “The Congress drew attention of Oyo State government to the worsening insecurity in some parts of the state and called on the Executive Governor of the state Engineer Oluseyi Makinde to beef up security and ensure the safety of lives and properties in the state.
“Appealed to Oyo State Commissioner of Police Mr. Enwonwu Nwachukwu to check the excesses of some of his men who are fond of extorting and harassing motorists and passengers plying Oke-Ogun roads and other parts of the state.
“The Congress applauded the policies of the current Oyo State NUJ Leadership under Comrade Ademola Babalola and subsequently passed a vote of confidence on the leadership.”
