Pam Moses

Plateau State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Hon. Dan Manjang has said that Governor Simon Lalong is determined to commission the ongoing remodeling project of the State Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Council in Jos.

Manjang stated this when he took an on the spot assessment of the project alongside Director of Press and Public Affairs to Governor Simon Lalong Dr. Makut Simon Macham.

According to Manjang, the structure is about 85% completion.

“The work is in progress and we are happy as a government and professional in this field, and we are highly elated that this g allovernment has come to rescue this NUJ Secretariat.

“The finishing is good, the quality of work is good and the architectural design is done in conjunction with the NUJ I want to believe and this is what they want I think.

“So, we looking forward for a day that the structure is going to be completed, and hope that the Governor will be available to commission it before it will be put to use.

“Journalists on the Plateau have done a lot in promoting this Government because we are partners in progress, we have not complain about what they do in the course of their duties they have cooperated with us”, he said.

NUJ Chairman Mr Paul Jatau represented by the Vice Chairman NUJ Plateau state council Mrs. Ayuku Pwaspo described the state media managers’ visit as an impromptu.

The chairman said the council is delighted with the visit because it shows that government is committed to see to the completion of the work.

“And from the comments of the commissioner of information and communication we are hopeful that in the nearest future may be by next month this project will be completed.

“For us as NUJ this is strategic because it would give us more pride as we do our work perfectly for the good of Plateau State”.

Jatau stated that the NUJ is satisfied with the level of work done except for the landscaping which he pleaded with government to consider and do the needful because without landscaping the structure would look somehow.

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Lalong is Determine to Commission NUJ Secretariat in June, says Hon. Manjang