Justice J.D. Peter of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Ibadan Division, today (Tuesday 4th, March 2025) dismissed the suit filed in respect of the July 31st, 2024 State Triennial Conference of the Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
The case was titled “Suit No: NICN/IL/08/2024”.
The court awarded a sum of N100,000 each against the first claimant in the suit, Babajide Fadeyi, and in favour of all the seven defendants in the case.
The defendants in the case include Kwara NUJ Chairman, Abdullateef ‘Lanre Ahmed; immediate past National President of NUJ, Comrade Christopher Isiguzo; National Secretary, Achike Chude; former NUJ Zone ‘D’ Vice President, Christopher Atsaka; Chairman and Secretary, Credential Screening Committee of Kwara NUJ, Abdulhameed Funsho Alaye and Sulyman Jimoh Gobir and NUJ.
Similarly, the court also dismissed an application by Dare Akogun to join the suit.
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