Court dismisses case against Bauchi NUJ Election, affirms Comrade Sa’idu led EXCO

By Samuel Luka, Bauchi

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Bauchi state has on Monday, dismissed a case brought before it against the re-election of Comrade Umar Sa’idu led Bauchi state Executive Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

The presiding Judge of the Court, Justice Mustapha Tijjani dismissed the case filed by three members of the Union, Abdulwahab Muhammad of VOA, Kabiru Garba of BRC and Fatima of Ministry of Information against the re-election of the state working Committee of the Union in Bauchi which took place last year for lacking in merit.

In his Judgement, Justice Tijjani explained that the allegations made by Abdulwahab Mohammad of VOA and two others on the election that produced the current leadership of the NUJ in Bauchi Council on violation of Constitution  and non compliance with the due process was unfounded.

He confirmed that the petitioners did not exhaust the internal mechanism in laying their complain as laid down in the NUJ Constitution.

He therefore dismissed the case and affirmed the election result as declared by the Electoral Committee chaired by Afsa Bulak of NTA, Bauchi. 

 Speaking to newsmen on the development at the NUJ Secretariat, the Union Chairman Comrade Umar Sa’idu, said that the affirmation of their second term  election by the court further demonstrated the will of members of the union in Bauchi state.

He dedicated the court victory to the entire members of NUJ and reiterated his readiness to operate an  inclusive leadership to achieve the set objectives, especially in training and retraining of members as well as protect their interest among other plans at all times aimed at moving the union forward.

Comrade Sa’idu, who commended the court ruling that affirmed the mandate given to them at the polls, thanked members of the Union for their cooperation and resilient during the court proceedings.