2019 General elections: Gombe NUJ trains journalists

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Gombe State Council, on Tuesday trained journalists in the state, preparatory for the coverage of the 2019 general elections.

Speaking during the training, Chairman of the council, Alhaji Saidu Malala, expressed optimism that the training would equip journalists with the necessary skills to report accurately during elections.

Malala said that election was an important democratic process that needed to be protected by all, adding that journalists should take the lead by being unbiased in the reportage of the forthcoming exercise.

“In view of the importance of election to the democratic development of any nation, it is imperative to carry out a training of this sort,” he said.