The Nigerian Guild of
Editors (NGE) concluded its 2nd quarterly Standing Committee Meeting of the
year on Friday, July 8, 2016 in Abuja with songs of lamentations, just as they elected
Mrs Funke Egbemode, the Managing Director/Editor in Chief, Telegraph Newspaper,
as the Acting President, reports ITRealms.
Egbemode’s elevation
follows the recent appointment of else-while president, Garba Deen Muhammad as the
Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
ITRealms also reports that NGE in a six
point communique noted with dismay that the economy is largely in a bad shape
showing signs of recession, as statistics of unemployment is worsening while
the future looks bleak. It therefore urges the Federal Government to take
urgent steps to revitalise the economy in the area of job and wealth creation
in order to alleviate the suffering of the masses.
The
Guild equally condemned in strong terms the vandalism of oil facilities in the
Niger Delta region and called for dialogue by creating avenues to engage the
various agitators in order to address their concerns and urged the agitators to
embrace dialogue.
The
Guild also noted with concern the increasing spate of kidnapping across the
country and calls on the new Inspector-General of Police to come up with more
proactive measures to curb the menace.
“It,
however, commends the gallantry of the Nigerian military in its fight against
terrorism in the north east and the recovery of territories from the insurgents
and urges government to pursue the anti-terrorism fight with more vigour until
peace is fully restored to the troubled area,” the statement signed by the duo
of acting president, Funke Egbemode and General Secretary, Victoria Ibanga, decried.
Further,
the Guild expressed concern over the pathetic living condition of Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) and called on government, corporate organisations,
individuals and international agencies to come to their aid.
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