Consummate Union Leader, Comrade Pere Botu of Delta Broadcasting Service, Asaba has been re-elected to pilot the affairs of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, DBS Asaba Chapel for a second term of three years.
The election which was conducted by the State Council of the NUJ led by the Chairman,Comrade Churchill Oyowe saw the emergence of Comrade Pere Botu unopposed for the second time.
Others who were elected unopposed include Comrade Sebastian Ikpoza,Vice Chairman,Comrade Henrietta Oniyamah and Comrade Favour Okafor, Treasurer.
Addressing congress after the election, Comrade Botu thanked members for finding him worthy to be reelected for a second term, promising to make workers welfare his top priority.
“We will make workers welfare our topmost priority by giving them the best at all times,we further rebrand the Union and draw up a three year plan that we will use as a blueprint to pursue our goals”.
He said he will work with all critical stakeholders in the public and private sectors to enhance workers welfare,manpower development,training and retraining of members in line with modern broadcast trends.
“My executive is more determined than ever before to work with the management, Board,the Commissioner for Information and other government officials to enhance the fortune of the station in line with its mandate of propagating government policies and programmes to our teeming viewers and listeners”.
“During my first tenure,my executive was able to rebrand the Union by printing customized T-shirts,paid professional fees for all members amount to over #600,000, provision of Xmas packages for members and payment of debts owned by my predecessors among others,we do more for our members” .
Comrade Botu assured congress that he will continue to put the interest of members above person interest and urged workers to always attend chapel and state Congresses in order to be abreast with union activities.
The State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,Delta State Council,Comrade Churchill Oyowe congratulated the new DBS Asaba Chapel Executive and urged members not to abandon their official duties for Union activities as well as respect constituted authorities .
He advised Comrade Pere Botu and his team not to betray the confidence reposed in him by congress adding that his good works spoke for him hence he was reelected unopposed.
The oath of office was administered by the Secretary of Council, Comrade Victor Sorokwu .