Lucky Obukohwo Reporting
The leadership of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said it would open an Election Monitoring Situation Room on Saturday February 25, 2023 to enable Journalists covering the elections give a firsthand information to the official of the council or possibly call for help if need be.
According to a press statement issued and signed by Comrade Festus Alenkhe and Comrade Addy Egbon, Chairman and Secretary respectively and made available to True Live News, said the situation room which is to be manned by top hierarchy journalists in the State will be at the Union’s Secretariat, Oba Oguola NUJ Press Centre, 1, Sir Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion Way, GRA, Benin.
The statement maintained that the purpose of creating the Situation Room is to received and attend to complaints relating to the 2023 General Elections from journalists covering the elections in different parts of the state.
According to the statement, the monitoring and feedback room will open at 6.00am and will be closed after the announcement of the Presidential and National Assembly Election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The leadership of the union further admonished journalists to call the under listed numbers in case of emergency: Comrade Festus Alenkhe, Chairman – 08023374944, Comrade Andy Egbon, Secretary – 08058767093 or Comrade Elvis Omoregie, Asst. Secretary – 08054217941.
The union’s leadership therefore wishes all journalists covering the elections safety as they go about disseminating information to the general public during and after the elections.
The union also advise journalists covering the elections to take their security seriously and apply their initiatives while covering a volatile areas.