NUJ, NUPPPROW seal Champion newspapers

In continuation of its picketing exercise, aimed at sanitizing the media industry, the leaderships of the Nigeria Union of Journalists and the NUPPPROW have sealed the premises of Championship newspapers in Lagos.
Led by the NUJ Zonal Secretary, Gbenga Lawal, who stood in for the NUJ President, Garba Muhammed, the media practitioners stormed the Ilasa office of Champion newspaper as early as 10am on Monday, making good their threat to indefinitely close the company.
Addressing the workers, the Lagos State Chairman of the NUJ, Comrade Deji Elumoye, in a brief speech, vowed that the group would remain at the spot until the entire allowances and salary arrears owed the workers are paid.
After sealing off the premises, some members of the management team, who were initially lurking around, apparently to see whether the unionist would be tired and leave, started going home, an indication that any hope of publishing had been lost.
All efforts to pacify the unionists were rebuffed as they insisted that the exercise is a directive from the national body, which must be carried out to the letter.