The Rivers state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), weekend, postponed its Press Week by one week due to the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest.
The Press Week, earlier scheduled to hold between Friday, August 2nd and Sunday, August 11th, will now commence on Tuesday, August 13th and ends on Sunday, August 18th, 2024.
NUJ, in a statement by its chairman and secretary, Comrades Stanley Job Stanley and Ike Wigodo said the postponement though regrettable was inevitable to prevent any unforeseen circumstances that may arise from the ongoing nationwide protest.
The union regretted the postponement and apologised to the executive governor of Rivers state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and other invited dignitaries, for the shift in the date.
“We regret the inconveniences this postponement might cause all our invited guests, most especially the executive governor of Rivers state, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, Commissioner for Information and Communication, Joseph Johnson, NUJ president, Chief Chris Ikechukwu Isiguzo, managements of La Sien Event Centre, and NULGE Consulate, and of course, all our awardees,” NUJ stated.