Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City
A Catholic Priest, Rev. Father, Andrew Obinyan, has urged members of the fourth-estate of the realm to be united in the fight for good governance and security of the country.
Rev. Father Obinyan made the call at a prayer session that was organised by members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Benin City.
He stressed the need for unity among members of the pen profession, noting that the responsibility to hold politicians accountable and leaders in all sphere of human endeavours would be a mirage without unity.
According to him, “journalists have a very important role to play in nation building. As the fourth-estate of the realm, the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria empowers it to hold government at all levels accountable to the people.
“For you to be able to perform this noble responsibly, members have to be united. The masses depend on you for good governance.”
The clergy, however, lauded the leadership of the Correspondents Chapel for organising the prayer session, adding that without God the labourer would labours in vain.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel, Mrs. Nefishetu Yakubu, said that the prayer session was to offer thanks to God for His protection of their members since January 2023.
