Student journalists who are editors of their various journals and magazines across tertiary institutions in the country have inaugurated a national association to serve as umbrella body of campus editors. The body called National Association of Nigerian Campus Editors (NANCE) was inaugurated at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile- Ife last week.
Addressing his colleagues at the inauguration, the National Chairman, Oyedeji Olanrewaju said the association had come to assert the strength of the pen towards a better society.
The association according to him will serve as a body to protect all campus journalists from any form of victimisation and also train editors in the art of objective reporting.
Campus journalists in over 20 tertiary institutions nationwide participated in the historic event.
The head of Southeast region and a student of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Mr. Divine Nwoye expressed happiness at the feat, charging his colleagues to work as agents for national development.
''This association is fashioned after the Nigerian Guild of Editors and it will function strictly within the four walls of tertiary institutions and I use this opportunity to call on both members to join hands to uplift the union to a greater height. I also urge us all to be committed towards nurturing that writing spirit in us for the development of our nation,'' he emphasised.
Officers of the association who will serve for six months pending when election will take place include Olanrewaju Oyedeji (Chairman from OAU); Chukwu Daniel (Vice Chairman UNILAG), Fawole Isreal, Vice-Chairman 2 (LAUTECH); Secretary, Abdul Ganiy Shehu (UNILORIN).
Others are; Hassan Abdulquadri Temitope (Treasurer, Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto); Toyibb Adeyemo (Financial Secretary,FUNAAB and Sam Adeyinka (Assistant General Secretary from the Federal School of Statistics, Ibadan.
The association is to be run at regions by regional heads while a Constitution Drafting Committee was also formed to put up a working legal framework for the association.
Culled: National Mirror
Head, South-East
National Association of Nigerian Campus Editors' (NANCE)
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