By Umar Faruk, Birnin Kebbi
The Kebbi State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has provided food and cash to families of deceased journalists to improve their upkeep. On Monday, families of 22 deceased members received 25kg bags of rice and N10,000 each.
According to the state Chairman, Comrade Bello Sarki, the gesture was instituted 10 years ago during the tenure of former Chairman Aliyu Jajirma and has been sustained by successive councils. "Within the last ten years, Kebbi has lost 22 journalists in the course of duty arising from illnesses and other causes," Sarki said.
Sarki expressed gratitude to individual donors, organizations, and Governor Nasir Idris for his support. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmad Birnin Kebbi, commended the NUJ for its magnanimity and assured that the government would continue to work harmoniously with journalists.
Goodwill messages were delivered by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Yahaya Sarki, and representatives of media outfits in the state. The NUJ disbursed N80,000 each and 2 bags of 15 kg rice to the six Chapels of the Council in Kebbi and increased its monthly allocation to each chapel from N18,000 to N30,000.
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