Osun Veteran Journalists Dem Go Retain Journalists Wey No Sabi Gist Again

Omo, wetin dey happen for Osun State? E be say veteran journalists don gather their selves together, and dem wan retrain journalists wey no sabi their work again! No be joke o, this na serious matter because people wey dey call themselves journalists dey spoil the profession with all this emergency and fake gist wey dem dey carry come.

Na the Veteran Journalists Association (VJA) be the body wey dey run this show. Dem dey plan to mentor both the newbies and the ones wey don dey practice for long. Wetin dem wan focus on? Professionalism and correct ethics, my people! Dem don see say this na the only way to raise the standard of journalism for Naija again.

Mr Sanya Fadipe, the PRO for the VJA, talk say dem go use this retraining programme to reduce the palava wey dey follow bad journalism practice wey don dey cause wahala. E no make sense at all; journalists suppose shine their eyes, no be to dey copy and paste fake news from social media! This meeting wey dem hold recently, na where everything begin. Na Chairperson Mr Smolette Alamu present the association’s Certificate of Registration, and e no small thing.

Alamu, the chairman, gree say this recognition na big win for dem as the first time veteran journalists go get official status for Naija. E mean say dem go fit shine pass as dem no go dey joke with mentorship again. Na the hustle of the legal adviser wey make this registration happen, and everybody dey hail am. E mean say dem go seriously contribute to the growth of journalism for our country.

As the party dey go, some prominent personalities dey hail the VJA make dem no slack. Dem dey encourage all journalists to dey upgrade their skills and uphold ethics well-well. This association no be joke; dem get experience wey pass 40 years each for both print and electronic media. Most of them don retire as CEOs of their respective organizations. Na why dem sabi wetin dem dey talk.

One of the key objectives wey VJA get na to institutionalize structured mentorship and resign their fellow journalists properly so that everybody for Naija go dey practice beta journalism. With this registration wey dem don get from the CAC, Osun State chapter of the VJA don set standard wey people go dem go follow, and this na historic milestone for journalism wey we dey see for Naija.