The China Chambers of Commerce in Nigeria has donated 16,000 disposable surgical face masks and 450 disposable medical protective suits to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council, as part of efforts to contain Covid-19.
Presenting the items to the NUJ FCT Council Chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche at the Council’s secretariat in Abuja, the Vice-Chairman of the chamber, Mr. Suo Guoming, said the donation came as a result of the respect they have for journalists.
He said that as frontline workers, journalists are exposed to many dangers and they need to protect themselves.
Guoming noted that journalists, as guide of the people and voice of the nation, deserved to be protected to enable them discharge their duties of reporting events objectively.
“Nigeria and China are developing countries. And you journalists are the guide of the people and the nation, guardian of the democracy and uncrowned king of freedom. You are the frontier in the battle against the pandemic, but still need protection and support for fighting the pandemic, that’s why we are here,” he said.
Responding, Ogbeche thanked the Chambers for the donation, saying that the gifts demonstrate in strong measures the “People-to-People Contact” which China professes and spreads.
He said that Chinese community had greatly helped in providing palliatives to NUJ members who work in the frontline.
Ogbeche promised that the items would be appropriately distributed to journalists who need it more than ever for their reportage.
