Ademola Adegbite, Ibadan
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Oyo State Council, on Friday, condemned the gruesome killing of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mudasiru Baraka, who was murdered by gunmen early Wednesday in Oyo town.
The PUNCH reports that Baraka was macheted to death at his family compound in the Oyo East Local Government area of the state.
The union, according to a statement by its Secretary, Sola Oladapo, urged the security agencies to ensure diligent investigation and prosecution of those that have been arrested in connection with the killing.
“The killers should be fished out and prosecuted, while innocent people should be set free. The security agencies should improve on the security of lives and property of residents of the state.”
The NUJ noted that there had been a verbal war between the PDP and the opposition All Progressives Congress over the killing of Baraka, appealing to political parties to sheathe their swords and allow the security agencies to investigate the killing and come out with their findings.
It also appealed to all stakeholders, including the Independent National Electoral Commission, security agencies, political parties and all Nigerians at large to eschew violence, thuggery and hooliganism before, during and after the forthcoming 2023 general election.
“All necessary measures should be emplaced to have free, fair, credible and peaceful elections.”
On the re-designing of new naira notes, the council appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria and other commercial banks to live up to expectations and ensure the goals and objectives of the policy were not sabotaged.
The union noted that the Federal Government has a duty to improve on the quality of the new naira notes based on complaints that the rate at which the new legal tenders have been washing off is alarming, especially when water touches it.
