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  • 2023: Don’t vote for tribe, vote for character – Peter Obi

    2023: Don’t vote for tribe, vote for character – Peter Obi

    Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the February election, has called on the electorate not to vote for tribe but look out for for character.

    Obi said this on Saturday in Akure at the town hall meeting to seek the support of the people of Ondo State in the February 25 election.

    The LP presidential candidate explained that he and his running mate, Sen Ahmed Datti were people with traceable background, saying if elected as president, Nigerians would be proud of their country and secured.

    Obi, who said that he was stingy but not corrupt, added that was why he could save for the people of Anambra state as a governor.

    “They said that I’m stingy, we want stingy people now so that we can keep the money. We want to make sure we use your money to transform the country.

    “Don’t vote for tribe, if they say it is their turn, tell them it is your turn to take back the country. We are ready to save the country.

    “This election is about character. You know our background, the school we went, we don’t know to their age,” he said.

    Obi explained that the country was not secured and people were living in suffering and hunger, adding that he would recruit more policemen and military and insure them so that they could lay their lives for the country.

    Obi promised to support small businesses, saying that no Nigerian would leave his or her community because of insecurity. We guarantee you that insecurity will stop.

    “We want to change Nigeria for better. We want to move Nigeria from consumption to production.

    “We don’t want people to run out of Nigeria again. We want to restructure Nigeria for development. We want to build a better Nigeria, so go out and support us.

    “We want to fight corruption. We will make sure that we have electricity. The whole South of Ondo State has not seen electricity for several years, how can there be development?.

    “Pick your PVCs and vote for Labour Party and make sure that they count the vote. I am the only Governor that left good money,” Obi said.

  • Tinubu will be Nigeria’s next president – Rep Gagdi

    Tinubu will be Nigeria’s next president – Rep Gagdi

    Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau) has said that Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the forthcoming general elections.

    Gagdi, representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau, said this on Saturday in Pankshin.

    The lawmaker, who spoke at a townhall meeting organised by a group ”Women for Gagdi”, said the presidential candidate of his party had everything to move Nigeria forward.

    Gagdi, who called on his supporters to vote candidates of his party at all levels, said that the party had put all necessary modalities on ground towards winning the forthcoming general elections.

    ”As a party man, I call on all my supporters to vote me and vote any candidate in my party.

    ”As a politician who knows the political happenings, with access to some level of information as well as the strength of my party across the nation, I have no doubt that Bola Tinubu will be declared the next president of this nation,” he said

    Gagdi called on those who planned to vote candidates of APC at the state levels and those of other political parties at the national level, to shelve their plans, insisting that with or without their votes, Tinubu would be president.

    Convener of the group, Miss Zakiya Zumunta, said that the group was established in 2021 with the aim of supporting and promoting all candidates of the APC at the National and State levels.

    She explained that the townhall meeting was arranged to enable the women to interact and develop strategies toward the actualisation of its proposed door-to-door campaigns ahead of the general polls.

    ”We are here to strategise on ways to carry out our door-to-door campaign across all the nooks and crannies of this constituency for Bola Tinubu, Yusuf Gagdi and all the candidates of the APC.

    ”Our aim is to ensure that we sensitise women in this constituency and the state in general to the need to vote APC from top to bottom in the forthcoming elections,” she said.

    The convener, who acknowledged that Gagdi had done a lot for women of the constituency, called on the lawmaker to do more for the growth and development of women, if re-elected.

    Zumunta, however, called on the women, particularly registered voters, to take advantage of the ongoing distribution of Permant Voter’s Card (PVC) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to collect theirs and vote during elections.

  • BREAKING: INEC extends deadline for collection of PVCs

    BREAKING: INEC extends deadline for collection of PVCs

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of permanent voter’s cards (PVCs) across the country.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this as contained in a statement released on Thursday by Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee.

    According to Okoye, the deadline for collection of PVCs was extended following a regular meeting at the Commission.

    “At its regular meeting held today, Thursday 12th January 2023, the Commission deliberated on a number of issues, including the ongoing collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) nationwide.

    “The Commission is encouraged by the turnout of registered voters and the surge in the number of collected PVCs across the country. In some of the States, as many as 100,000 PVCs were collected in the last five days since the devolution to Ward level started on Saturday 6th January 2023.

    “The Commission is determined to ensure that registered voters have ample opportunity to collect their PVCs ahead of the forthcoming election. For this reason, the timeframe for collection of PVCs is extended by eight days.

    “Instead of ending on Sunday 22nd January 2023, the collection of PVCs will continue until Sunday 29th January 2023. At the moment, the period of collection is 9.00am 3.00pm daily (including Saturdays and Sundays).

    “As a result of this extension, there is a consequential adjustment of the collection by location as follows:

    “1. Collection at Registration Area (Ward) level is extended by one a week from Monday 16th Sunday 22nd January 2023.

    “2. Collection at Local Government level will resume on Monday 23rd – Sunday 29th January 2023,” the statement reads.

    Meanwhile, the Commission disclosed that it is investigating allegations of extortion by officials at some of the collection centres and inducement by some unscrupulous voters to circumvent processes in order to obtain their PVCs.

    “Those found culpable will be face disciplinary action and/or prosecution,” the Commission stated.

    It added: “Similarly, the Commission is disturbed by allegations of discriminatory issuance of PVCs in some locations.

    “This is against the law. All bonafide registrants are entitled to their PVCs and to use them to vote on Election Day in any part of the country where they are registered.

    “Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECS) have been directed to ensure that no such practices occur nationwide and take immediate disciplinary action against violators.

    “For the record, the Commission has printed 13,868,441 PVCs for all new valid registrants as well as applicants for transfer or replacement of cards. Nevertheless, issuing officers should compile any complaints about non-availability of cards and forward them to their immediate supervisors for the attention of Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) who shall compile and forward them for necessary action.

    “The Commission once again appreciates the patience and perseverance of citizens as we continue to finetune our process to make the collection of PVCs easier”.

  • PVC: NLC threatens to punish civil servants in Niger state

    PVC: NLC threatens to punish civil servants in Niger state

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Niger state has threatened to punish any civil servant that deliberately refused to collect his/her Permanent Voters Card, PVC, ahead of the general elections in the state.

    This was made known by the state chairman of the body, Comrade Idris Lakpene in Minna.

    He said that any civil servant who refused to collect and showcase his/her Permanent Voters Card, PVC would be stopped from collecting their salaries or faced suspension.

    The chairman decried the situation where citizens of this country would fail to take their Civic responsibility serious

    Lakpene stated, “We are considering a plan to stop workers in the state who have no PVCs from collecting their monthly salary.”

    He also charged civil servants in the state to be fully involved in the political process, arguing, “PVCs would enable us to elect leaders that can better our working conditions and to bring meaningful development to our state.”

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the distribution of PVCs will end next week.

    The process for collection started on December 12th 2022 and it is expected to end on Sunday the 22nd of January, 2023.

    INEC has fixed February 25th, 2023 as the presidential and National Assembly election date, while March 12 has been fixed for gubernatorial and State Assemble elections in the country.

  • Labour Party raises alarm over distribution of PVCs

    Labour Party raises alarm over distribution of PVCs

    Ahead of the Feb. 25 presidential election, the Labour Party (LP) has raised alarm over the slow distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

    The party is insisting that the electoral body must immediately and speedily deliver PVCs to Nigerians to enable them to vote in the forthcoming general polls.

    Dr Yunusa Tanko, the chief spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Committee (LP-PCC) raised the concern on Wednesday at a media briefing in Enugu.

    He expressed concern that the electoral body had less than two weeks to deliver the PVCs, pointing out that INEC appeared to be unconcerned about the date.

    He wondered how INEC would be able to meet up with the deadline to ensure that Nigerians got their PVCs within the stipulated period.

    “INEC has less than two weeks to deliver PVCs to Nigerians and the reports we are receiving nationwide about the ineptitude of its staff is disheartening and frustrating most PVC collectors.

    “We have received reports from all the geopolitical zones in Nigeria and the messages are all the same, people complaining of the snail pace at which the PVCs are being distributed,“ Tanko said.

    He said people had less than two weeks to collect their  PVCs.

    “People go and queue for hours to collect their PVCs and out of about 500 on the line, fewer than 20 of them are able to collect theirs.

    “What kind of miracle is INEC going to perform that will ensure Nigerians get their PVCs within this short period if there’s no sinister motive underneath,” the Labour PCC spokesman asked.

    He noted that though the process for the collection of the PVCs started on Dec.12 and was expected to end on Jan. 22, many potential voters were complaining that the process was cumbersome.

    “We have said it in different fora that on no account should any Nigerian be denied his inalienable right to cast his ballot,” he said.

    Tanko urged INEC to take action on what he described as “deliberately designed weak operations“ so as not to create the impression that it has a “hidden script unknown to the public“.

  • 2023 election is no longer physical, it has gone spiritual – Pastor Eneche

    2023 election is no longer physical, it has gone spiritual – Pastor Eneche

    Pastor Paul Eneche, the General Overseer of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, has revealed that the 2023 election, is no longer physical but now spiritual.

    He made this known at the January 2023 combined service, at Glory Dome in Abuja on Sunday, January 8.

    Eneche urge members of the church to ensure they get their PVC.

    According to Enenche, he said; “Call your family members and tell them, if they vote for killers, God will judge them.

    “I say again, if they vote for terrorists and their sponsors, Jihadists, God will judge them.

    “Because for some of them in the villages, they don’t know what is going on because they are not on social media.

    “Nigeria is at a juncture where the forces of destruction want to tear it apart but I tell you that this nation shall fulfill the agenda of God.

    “Call your family members and tell them who to vote for, and how to vote. I am saying this because the matter of the election now is no longer physical, it has gone spiritual.

    “It is the soul of the nation and the destiny of the church of Jesus in Nigeria.

    “The destiny of Christians is at stake here so don’t you watch it and keep quiet. I want everybody to speak out and tell others what to do.”

     

  • PVC: INEC creates additional centres to fast-track collection

    PVC: INEC creates additional centres to fast-track collection

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said it had created more centres to ease the ongoing collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the FCT.

    According to a circular released by the commission on Friday in Abuja, the period set for the collection of the PVCs from the designated centres, is between Jan. 6 and Jan. 15.

    It said that the collection of PVCs would thereafter return to the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).

    It listed the venues to include Government Secondary School Garki, Area 10.

    The Garki centre comprised Garki Model Primary School, Lagos Street, Garki Village, LEA Primary School Asokoro, Kpaduma I, II and III, Guzape, Kobin Madaki and Kobin Sarki.

    Other centres are LEA Primary School, Apo Resettlement Zone C, Apo Resettlement, Apo Mechanic Village, Wumba Village, and Chachuyi Village.

    Dutse-Baba (Garki Area), Dakno Village, Durumi III and IV, Yayale Ahmed and Damagaza Area, were also listed as centres within Garki.

    Centres under Kabusa are LEA Primary School Kabusa, LEA Primary School Lugbe, Chika, Sauka, Pyakasa, Galadimawa LEA School, Efab, Lokogoma, Sunny Vale and Sun City.

    Others included Michido Estate, Kabusa Garden, Nzube Estate, Lokogoma -Dogon Gada, Penthouse, Peace Court, Amasco and Golden Spring Estates.

    In Wuse, the circular listed the following centres as Senior Secondary School Wuse Zone III, Maitama Model Primary School, Maitama and Wuse II.

    Gwarinpa has Government Secondary School Gwarinpa, Life Camp, LEA Primary School 3rd Avenue, Gwarinpa , Gwarinpa Estate, Gishiri, Jahi, Katampe, Mab Global as centres.

    Other centres listed in the circular are LEA Primary School Utako, Jabi, Wuye, Piwoyi, Karon-Majigi and Kuchigoro.

    In Jiwa, the centre is at G.S.S. Jiwa, for Gui, it is at the Gossa Primary School Gui, Karshi has the Karshi Development Area Secretariat as its centre .

    Orozo has the Orozo Primary School as its centre, while Karu has Unguwar Pashei Central Primary School, while Nyanya has Government Secondary School Nyanya as its centre, with LEA Primary School Gwagwa, listed as centre in Gwagwa.

    The Bwari Area Council has Science Primary School, Bwari Central, Government Day Secondary School, Kuduru, LEA Primary School Ushafa and Jigo Primary School and Polling Units (PU) 022 to 037 as centres.

    “Others are: Dutsen Alhaji LEA Primary School, L.EA Primary School Dawaki, 004 (The largest unit in Dawaki), PUs 064 to 073, PUs 076 and 075.

    The circular announced other centres as: Katampe extension by Grand Square, Katampe extension, PU 070, Katampe extension by FCDA office 102, Katampe extension by Zeberced at road junction 103 and Katampe habib estate 104.

    Other centres are Katampe Village Square 008, (the largest polling unit in Katampe ), PUs 100, 101, Shishinpe 009 ,105 and Gidan bawa 005.

    Mpape has LEA Primary School, Mpape
    PU 006 to 007, 077 to 088 , Mpape phase 11 ( 089), Mapa ( 090 ) and Mpape before Setraco road 091, 092.

    Also listed as centres in Mpape included Mashafa road, Embrace pharmacy 093, Ansar plaza 095, Jikoko village 096, Ajegunle road settlement 1 & 2, PUs 098, 099, 094 and 097.

    Kubwa has LEA Primary School Kubwa II, Mopol Barracks and Polling units 065 to 072.

    According to it, Deidei Primary School, Polling units 059, 060 ,061 ,062, 063 ,064, 073, 074 076, 077, 078, 079 ,080, 009, 010 ,011 and 075 are centres .

    Byazhin has the LEA Primary School Byazhin, Igu has LEA Primary School Igu, Kawu has LEA Primary School Kawu, Shere has LEA Primary School Shere Koro and l Usuma has LEA Primary School PW as their centres .

    Gwagwalada has as its centres, Demonstration Primary School, Dagiri, Primary School, Dagiri town, Ungwan Dodo, Madam Mercy Road, Timber shade and Dagiri II.

    The Kutunku Ward has UBE Primary School Kutunku, UBE Primary School Women, Ungwan Fulani, Ungwan Fulani, Ungwan Jeshi and Ungwan Gade as centres .

    Under Gwagwalada Staff Quarters Ward, are Gado Nasko Primary School, Phase 3 Primary School and Phase III centres .

    Other centres included LEA Primary School Ibwa, LEA Primary School Dobi , LEA Primary School Paiko, Pilot Primary School Tungan Maje and LEA Primary School Zuba.

    There is LEA Primary School Ikwa, Yimi Primary school,Tungan Ladan, Shaga/Bassan, Chitumu, Yimi Machida, Gaji,
    LEA Primary School Gwako I, Giri Primary School Malauni, University Quarters, Kpesele Town, Shinka and Kosele Extension.

    The centres in Abaji included, Central Primary School, Open Space Old Ona’s Palace, Ungwan Maikano, PUs 004,005,006,007 and 008.

    Others are, Ungwan Liman, PU 009, Abaji Central Primary school, Sabon Tasha New Development, and Ungwan Nupawa Maternity 009.

    “Others are: Ungwan Anyura 010, Isha M Gani, 011 & 012, Sabo Tasha, 013, Road safety quarters 014, Ungwan Hussani Wanzami 015 and 016 ,Abaji South East Primary School , A.U Suleiman 003, A U Suleiman, 007,008, Ungwan Samari II and III, PUs 009 and 010 respectively.

    “There is also Agyana/Pandagi 04 LEA Primary School Agyana, LEA Primary School, Pandadi Pandagi 1, PU 002, Pandagi II, PU 009, Nanda, PU 010, Naharati Sabo Primary School Rimba , Rimba Primary School Ebagi 1, PU 001, Ebagi II 007, Rimba I 002, Rimba II 006 and Tupa, 005.

    “Other centres are LEA Central Primary School Nuku , Abaji South Primary School Akwai Allah 1, 001, 007 & 007, Akwai Allah II, 007 008, Akwai Allah III, 008 Abaji South east 1, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, Sabo Gari, 015, Low cost, 016, Kekeshi, 017 and 018,’’ it said.

    The circular listed the other centres to include, LEA Primary School Alu ,LEA Primary School Mawogi Mawogi 1, 003, Mawogi II, 008, Pagwa 004 ,LEA Central Primary School Yaba ,LEA Primary School Gurdi Yangoji Police station; PUs 001 – 010 and LEA Central Primary School Gawu.

    “Centres in the Kuje Area Council are: Science Primary School, Kuje town hall, Old Kuje , Kuje stadium, Emir’s Palace, LEA Primary School Chibiri, UBE Primary School, Chibiri, UBE Primary School, Chibiri, Gudaji, Kuchako Communities and Union Homes.

    “Others are: LEA Primary School Gaube, Naval quarters, New settlements, LEA Primary School Kwaku, LEA Primary School Kabi, LEA Primary School Rubochi, Rubochi town hall and New settlement.

    “There are also centres at LEA Primary School Gwargwada, LEA Primary School Gudun Karya , LEA Primary School Kujekwa and LEA Primary School Yenche.

    “Kwali has its centres at Kwali Pilot Primary School, Lambata primary school, Police Barracks 029, Upper, Niger River Gate 030, Lambata 032, Lambata primary school, 033 and Lambata Health Centre 034.’’

    Other centres are: LEA Primary School Yangoji, LEA Primary School Pai, Bako Primary School, Bako primary school, 003, Bako 018 to 023, Dabi 002 to 015, Leleli 004, 008, 025, 026, Ceceyi 005, 029, 030, Leleyi Bassa, Kuchichacha 009, Bogota 016, Dabi bassa 017 and Bako Forest 024.

    Others are: LEA Primary School Kilankwa, Sheda Primary School, Sheda 005, 006, 022, Sheda galadima 004, Sheda Galadima 017, Ungwan leman 020, Research centre 023, 024, Shagari quarters, 028, Village Square.

    There are also centres at Ugwan Sarki 018 and 027, Health Centre Sheda 021, Ungwan ganagana village square, 025, LEA Primary School Dafa , LEA Primary School Kundu, LEA Primary School Ashara, LEA Primary School Gumbo, LEA Primary School Wako and LEA Primary School Yebu.

  • 2023: Social activist, Aisha Yesufu reveals plans for elections

    2023: Social activist, Aisha Yesufu reveals plans for elections

    Nigerian female activist and social critic, Aisha Yesufu has revealed that she will use her permanent voter’s card as a weapon for good governance and accountability in the forthcoming general elections in the country.

    She added that she is on the side of peaceful  transition rather than engaging in violence.

    Yesufu disclosed this in a post via her verified Twitter handle on Wednesday.

    She said she stands for peaceful change in government instead of violence.

    In addition, the social critic also announced herself as a staunch supporter of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential flagbearer.

    Her post reads “I will rather have a bloodless revolution than bloody revolution.

    I choose to revolt via the ballot with my permanent voter’s card as my weapon for justice, good governance, accountability and transparency.

    “Peter Gregory Obi is the man I have chosen to be the Commander-in-Chief.”

    Aisha Somtochukwu Yesufu is a Nigerian activist and businesswoman. She co-founded the #BringBackOurGirls movement, which brings attention to the abduction of over 200 girls from a secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria on 14 April 2014, by the terrorist group Boko Haram.

  • 2023: We are poised to conduct freest, fairest election in Africa – INEC

    2023: We are poised to conduct freest, fairest election in Africa – INEC

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the time had come for it to organise the freest and fairest election in Africa.

    The National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, said this on Wednesday at the 2022 Calabar Carnival, while sensitising Nigerians on the upcoming General Elections.

    Okoye, therefore, urged officials of the commission “to show Nigerians that they have the capacity to do so.

    He said that the commission decided to participate in the carnival to sensitise and encourage Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and vote in the elections.

    Okoye said that Nigerians needed to know that their PVCs have potency.

    According to him, if it hadn’t, politicians will not be struggling to buy them from prospective voters.

    “My message to Nigerians is that only the PVC can change their circumstances.

    “Therefore, those who do not have their PVCs have no business in the electoral process.

    “Our responsibility is to ensure that the PVCs are available for the people and to organise free, fair and credible elections.

    “It is also to ensure that those Nigerians say should win the 2023 election won.

    “The time had come for us to organise the freest and fairest election on the continent of Africa,” he said.

    Okoye further said that the commission had no political party and owed no allegiance to any or individuals but the Nigerian people.

    He said that the commission needed to mobilise all the national assets to ensure that the 2023 polls were credible and the best the country ever had.

  • 2023: INEC warns politicians against PVC buying

    2023: INEC warns politicians against PVC buying

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned politicians against engaging in buying Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general elections.

    An INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, gave the warning on Wednesday at a capacity building workshop for journalists in Ibadan, saying such “is an exercise in futility”.

    The capacity building workshop was facilitated by the Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ) and supported by INEC.

    Okoye, the Chairman, INEC Information and Voter Education Committee, was represented by Ndidi Okafor, the Deputy Director on Voter Education and Gender.

    He said that the current system adopted by the electoral body had foreclosed any form of malpractices related to identity theft.

    According to him, nothing will deny the right of any registered voter to cast their vote, except identity theft.

    “It was the only reason why the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) will not read a PVC,” he said.

    The INEC official urged journalists to discharge social responsibilities, while ensuring those in public offices are accountable to the people.

    Okoye said that the training was to further equip journalists on the legal and new system to be deployed by INEC toward a credible 2023 general elections.

    “Journalism raises alarm, but such should not be false alarm. Let me remind you all that accuracy should override speed.

    “It is compulsory to uphold objectivity and apply great sense of responsibility. The media is a great stakeholder in the electoral process,” he said.

    Also, Dr Adeniran Tella, the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), said that INEC would always be up to the task and available to attend to everything within the ambit of its mandates as enshrined in the Constitution.

    Tella, represented by the Administrative Secretary, Alhaji Abiodun Amosun-Onikate, said the information was very apt as the 2023 general election approaches.

    He said that media was a major factor in fostering democracy, adding that the media play major role in keeping the citizens abreast of the current events and raising awareness in any society.

    “Journalists are expected to have thorough understanding of all issues pertaining to elections, so as to help them convey details to citizens in simple and clear terms aimed at deepening democratic dividends.

    “It is my prayer that our efforts and your inputs shall work for the development of our democracy and entrench good governance in our country,” Tella said.

    In his remarks, Chief Chris Isiguzo, the NUJ National President, said it was necessary that journalists should advance the course of peace and as well ensure a credible and peaceful transition.

    Isiguzo, represented by NUJ National Trustee member, Mrs Abimbola Oyetunde, said it was obligatory for every journalist to maximally comply with the ethical principles and professional standards.

    “Journalists in Nigeria should work toward the advancement of the Right of Freedom of Expression, Access to Information, Freedom of the Press, Media Independence, conflict transformation and peace building.

    “The pursuit of truth and public good must be the cornerstone of journalism practice in Nigeria, if journalists could properly advance public interests, earn public trust and be watchdogs of the society.

    “These are prerequisites for open governance and development, which ultimately serve the public interest,” he said.

    The union president said that journalists should ensure level playing field was provided for all political actors and ensure that peoples’ votes count.

    He said that such could be achieved through a highly professional management of news by journalists who are equipped with international best practices.

    Isiguzo, also said it was obligatory for every journalist to be entitled to decent wages, protection from attacks or hazards and conducive working environment.

    Contributing, Mrs Ronke Samo, the NUJ Vice-President, Zone ‘B’ and Mr Ademola Babalola, the State NUJ Chairman, advocated bail out for media houses to serve as lifeline for journalists in the discharge of their duties.

    The duo said that such should be specially dedicated to support journalists in carrying out their statutory roles in the nation building.