NUJ Directs Journalists To Boycott Fani-Kayode’s Press Conference

As a backlash to the ill treatment of a Daily Trust Correspondent by former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Akwa Ibom chapter has directed its members to shun a press conference being planned for the former minister.

The journalists’ union in the state had on Friday put out a statement, urging journalists to keep away from any activity organised by the former Minister.

Recall that Fani-Kayode, who is in Akwa-Ibom, had insulted a reporter with DailyTrust, Eyo Charles, for asking him who was bankrolling his nationwide trips in Cross River last week.

Fani-Kayode  had began a tour of some states, especially those controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) states in July, and also visited Cross River last week.

In a rage, the former minister disparaged the reporter as “very stupid”.

“I could see from your face before you got here, how stupid you are. Don’t ever talk to me like that. Who do you think you’re talking to? Bankroll who?

“You think I am one of those ones you… from who, when, how? You have a small mind, a very small mind. Don’t judge me by your own standards,” he had said.

His comments had generated so much criticism from many Nigerians and groups, including the NUJ which described him as “intolerant and unstable”.

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