{"id":8238,"date":"2021-05-24T12:40:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T12:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=8238"},"modified":"2021-05-24T12:40:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T12:40:11","slug":"report-on-el-rufais-threat-to-seize-nuj-kaduna-secretariat-building-for-supporting-nlc-protest-is-baseless-nuj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=8238","title":{"rendered":"Report On El Rufa&#8217;i&#8217;s threat to Seize NUJ Kaduna Secretariat Building For\u00a0\u00a0Supporting\u00a0NLC Protest, Is Baseless &#8211; NUJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Report On El Rufa&#8217;i&#8217;s threat to Seize NUJ Kaduna Secretariat Building For\u00a0\u00a0Supporting\u00a0NLC Protest, Is Baseless &#8211; NUJ<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zainab Tanimu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaduna, North-West, Nigeria<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Nigeria Union of Journalists\u00a0 (NUJ) Kaduna State Council has reacted to a report by a social media platform alleging that the Kaduna State Government intends to seize\u00a0the NUJ Kaduna Secretariat Building for supporting the NLC protest.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This allegation the\u00a0Council considers\u00a0 baseless as there is no such move.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This was contained in a statement\u00a0 jointly issued and signed by the Council Chairman, Comrade Adamu Yusuf and Council Secretary, Comrade Femi Adi respectively.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It states:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The attention of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kaduna state Council has been drawn to a social media post with the caption &#8221; El Rufa&#8217;i threatens to seize the NUJ Kaduna Secretariat Building for their support for NLC protest&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Kaduna Council of the NUJ wishes to state that the post, which went viral on different social media platforms is baseless and unfounded.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The post is mischievous and\u00a0 only intended to disparage the reputation of the governor and to create disharmony between Kaduna state government and the union.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;At no point in time did the Council paid a courtesy call to the governor to even warrant such a position from Malam Nasir El Rufa&#8217;i.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Kaduna Council of the NUJ views the post as the handiwork of faceless mischief makers who are bent on creating tension where none exist.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The Council urges its members to remain calm and to continue to remain professional in their day-to-day operations, as it has taken steps to unearth the source of the malicious post.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report On El Rufa&#8217;i&#8217;s threat to Seize NUJ Kaduna Secretariat Building For\u00a0\u00a0Supporting\u00a0NLC Protest, Is Baseless &#8211; 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