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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abia State Council has resolved to boycott all activities and engagements of the Umuahia North Council Chairman, Smart Ihuoma as well as that of the Local Government Area.
The decision of the Council was contained in a 10-point Communique issued at the end of the her monthly Congress for the month June, 2025.
The Union also barred journalists from capturing him or his Council in their reports whatsoever in all conventional Media, maintaining that the Mayor recently disrespected the Journalism profession, as well as members of the fourth estate of the realm.
Furthermore , the Congress which was well attended by members from the various Chapels and chaired by the Council Chairman, Comrade Chidi Asonye, had noted with dismay, the insults hurled at journalists on environmental sanitation duty of May 31, 2025, by the Mayor of Umuahia North Local Government Area, Smart Iheoma, wherein he, not only abused Abia journalists by calling them unprintable names, including “imbeciles” and “criminals,” he also threatened to bar them from covering state government functions.
The union condemned such action of an elected official of government even as it stated that it was unbecoming of a person holding such an exalted office.
Abia State Council of the NUJ further warned that any registered member of Abia State NUJ who goes against this resolution on the Chairman of Umuahia North LGA, including the medium that covers or reports events involving the Mayor of the Umuahia North LGA, will be sanctioned.
It noted that the Council has enjoyed a very robust and cordial relationship with Abia State Government and will continue to do so but will not tolerate such actions that disrespects the noble and onerous responsibility of informing, educating and entertaining the society which rests on the shoulders of journalists.
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