Osun NUJ Holds Guest Platform Wednesday


The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Osun Council will on Wednesday hold her maiden edition of Guest Platform, a quarterly programme of the Union.

This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Committee, Comrade Sesan Adeleke and Abisola Ariwodola.

The statement indicated that the programme will hold at the Conference Hall, NUJ Press Centre, Iwo/Ibadan road, Osogbo by Eleven o'clock in the morning.

It stated that the theme of the event is the "Appraisal of the state of Security in Nigeria, yesterday, today and tomorrow: the way forward".

According to the statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Monday, a former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola will be the Chairman of the occasion while a Professor of Political Science at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Prof. Olufemi Mimiko mni will be the Guest Speaker.

Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, General Bashir Adewinbi (Rtd) and all Service Commanders in Osun State will be the Special Guests of Honour while the Orangun of Oke-Ila, HRM Oba Adedokun Abolarin (Aroyinkeye I) is expected to be the Royal Father of the occasion.

It therefore enjoined all stakeholders to see it as a matter of duty and responsibility.

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