NUJ ACCOUNT: AUDIT REPORT INDICTS DEJI ELUMOYE, OTHERS

IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – The audit report of the Nigerian Union Journalists, Lagos State chapter has indicted former Chairman of the NUJ, Lagos state chatper, Mr. Deji Gbolahan Elumoye and members of his executive council.

This was part of the revelation made at the monthly congress of the NUJ held at Iyala, Alausa, Lagos. According to highlights of the report presented to the general house of the congress, discrepancies were spotted in the figures forcing the NUJ to invite the former chairman for explanation. Chairman of the NUJ, Dr. Qazim Olalere Akinreti who presided over the congress however refused to disclose full details to the house after consultation with some elders.

The former chairman was said to have refused to honour the invitation to respond to queries. The general house of the NUJ has however given him two weeks to respond to queries spotted in the report but failure will warrant full disclosure of the discrepancies on the floor of the house by the next congress.

The report also indicted the former chairman in the failed NUJ Pen Jewel Estate carried out through the National Association of Women Journalist, NAWOJ.

Congress was informed that NAWAOJ chairman, Ifayinwa Omowale, Tosin Odusola and Deji Elumoye are currently been queezed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and that Prime Water Homes Limited has been sold to another American company with liability of NUJ recently acknowledged and listed.

Congress was informed of effort to reclaim the affected land, clear and make it available to members. The chairman assured members that they will get their land and that money recovered will be shared on prorata basis. He said the NUJ still owes owners of the land the sum of N4. 5 million.

He said the union is not responsible for Deji Elumoye’s invitation by the EFCCC but that an individual affected by the land fiasco petition the EFCC on the matter. Congress was informed that the ammended copy of the report will be submitted to SEC after which it will be made availabe to the EFCC for action.