The Taraba state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, has applauded the state government for the employment of media workers and further upheld the government for including the renovation of the press centre in the 2021 state budget.

This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the Nuj quarterly congress, held at the Press Centre Jalingo on Saturday.

The communique drafting committee has Comrade Tanko Kaura as Chairman, Comrade Victoria Roland Andekin, Member and Comrade Sani Sulaiman served as Secretary.

The communique which was signed by the committee Chairman and the Secretary, said the congress members commended the NUJ State Council under the leadership of Comrade David Nya for coming up with a laudable initiative that will move the union forward.

The communique reads in parts: The congress adopted the motion for the implementation of a welfare scheme for members of the union.

Congress appealed to Taraba state government to step up measures aimed at protecting lives and properties of the citizenry.

The congress appealed to the state government to include media workers in the Covid-19 allowances package, since they are also in the fore-front of mitigating the spread of the virus.

The state government should, as a matter of fact, subsidize the cost of foodstuff for the masses as prices of food keep soaring.

The state government should also enforce the domestication of the gender-based law in the state.

Congress appealed to the state government to look into the plight of the state-owned media House (TSBS) by raising its structures at the Miles Six Booster Station.

Congress urged the state government to provide trackers to security agents to enable them track down activities of criminal elements in the society.

Congress condoled the Lamdo-Gashaka, Alh. Zubairu Haman-Gabdo over the loss of his family members including the Ubandoman Gashaka, Prince Nuhu Hamman-Gabdo.

The congress appealed to the federal government to provide condusive environment as schools resumes for the session all over the nation.

Congress decried the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic and asked the Federal Government to provide enough materials to curb its spread.

The congress also decried the rate of accidents on the nation’s highways and called on the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Federal Road Maintenance agency (FERMA) to lead on the vanguard of ensuring that roads are maintained and free of accidents.

Congress called on the Federal Government to either suspend or extend the deadline for the ongoing registration of Nigerians by National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) as a result of congestion and the risk of contracting the coronavirus.

Congress also called on the Federal Government to allow the state governments to have control over security agencies.

The Congress equally called on the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu to direct state police commissioners to stop further use of under-aged persons at road blocks.

Congress further implored the Federal Government to provide low-cost estates to practicing journalists all over the nation.