The Edo state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has opened a Journalists Monitoring Situation Room in the press Centre in Benin city.
This is in view of the 2024 Edo state governorship election scheduled to be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024, in different parts of the state.
A statement signed by the chairman of NUJ, Edo state Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe, called on journalists and members of the general public to hook up on the union’s Facebook page (EDO NUJ) and other channels that would be used during the election.
The statement added that the president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Dr. Chris Isiguzo, would preside over the Situation Room activities.
The union also released some mobile phone numbers to call for updates and other necessary information: 08023374944, 08058767093, 08038029091, and 09114692549.
Alenkhe advised journalists to ensure safety first as they cover the governorship election and appealed to security agents to give journalists security protection in the field.