The Kogi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for the provision of comprehensive insurance cover for practising journalists, following the road accident involving members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Union along the Obajana Road while returning from an official assignment.
In a statement issued in Lokoja and jointly signed by Seidu Ademu Haruna, chairman, and Atiluku Samuel, secretary of the Council, the group described insurance coverage for journalists as a necessity, considering the numerous occupational hazards associated with the profession, noting that journalists, as members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, play a vital role in promoting democracy, accountability, and national development, stressing that they deserve adequate protection through a well -structured insurance scheme.
According to the statement, the Kogi State Government should, as a matter of urgency, consider introducing a comprehensive insurance policy for practising journalists in the state. It observed that such a gesture would boost the morale, courage, commitment, and professionalism of media practitioners in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities.
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