By Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
Comrade Annah Daniel had been pronounced as the duly elected Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ FCT Chapter by the National Industrial Court, Abuja.
President of the court, Justice B.B Kanyip, in his ruling struck out and dismissed 12 of the 13 reliefs sought by Stella Okoh-Esene against the Nigeria Union of Journalists and Nigeria Association of Women Journalists.
Reacting to the judgment, Counsel to NUJ/NAWOJ FCT chapter, Barr. Osuagwu Ugochukwu, said that the court agreed principally with his submission that Stella Okoh-Esene was rightfully disqualified.
He noted that out of the 13 claims submitted by the claimant, only the one relating to her indefinite suspension was granted.
The Chairperson of NAWOJ FCT, Comrade Annah Daniel, in her reaction, expressed confidence in the judiciary, stating that the outcome to her, is one of “no victor, no vanquished”.
She used the opportunity to call on aggrieved members to sheath their swords and assist the present executive build a better association in the FCT that all women journalists will be proud of.
A statement jointly signed by the Chairperson, Comrade Annah Daniel and Secretary Comrade Nkiru Okeke, recalled that Stella Okoh-Esene, a former chairperson of NAWOJ FCT, had filed a suit on July 5, 2021 seeking the sack of the Comrade Annah Daniel led executive over her disqualification on certificate issues and years of practice.
