By JOHNSON EBIGIDE
At the recently concluded press week of the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists ( NUJ ) , precisely the Lectures/Awards/Fundraising occasion at the David’s Event Centre, along Anwai Road in Asaba, the leadership of the union in the state under the watch of Comrade Mike Ikeogwu departed from the usual patronage of the rich to honour whom honour was due.
Apart from several distinguished personalities who received awards of excellence at the occasion, one particular award earned the organisers of the event a thunderous ovation ! It was the award bestowed on Comrade Osita Biose, one time Chairman of the Delta State Council of the union. He was honoured with the revered award, “The Peace Ambassador of the NUJ”
Yes, for once , the union has embraced the truism that charity begins at home ! It is better to hug ones mad mother in the market square than to cover her nakedness in privacy. Indeed, the contributions of Comrade Osita Biose in promoting peace in the union in the state and beyond would have been likened
to the proverbial dog that hunts and kills animals for the hunter but is only fed with entrails, but for this recognition deservedly bestowed on him by the union. It may be late in coming, but it is better than never !
As commendations trail the award given Comrade Biose, it is only expected that a few diehard detractors would kick against the genuine intentions of the Comrade Ikeogwu leadership of the union in giving honour to whom honour is due ! For a very long time now, it baffles one that after sacrificing himself for mankind, some people still look at Jesus Christ with scorn and derision ! Where possibly could the union in the state be by now, if someone had not sacrificed his ambition to lay the existing peace upon which even some uncompromising fellows are roaring onto stardom !?
While it is necessary to urged enemies of the union to see the action of the Comrade Ikeogwu leadership in recognising one of their own in the union as a mark of quality deliberations, it has become imperative to call on members of the union to continue to embrace the existing unity of purpose which is traceable to the Peace Ambassador of NUJ in Delta State.
Congratulations, Comrade Osita Biose, the Ojogwu and Peace Ambassador of NUJ ! May your award continue to entrench peace in the union in the state and beyond !!!