Cross River: Nigerian Navy seeks stronger collaboration with NUJ

By Ene Ene, Calabar

The Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, Commodore Rotimi Oderemi, has moved to strengthen the collaboration between the Nigerian Navy and the media.

Oderemi made the call at the Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River Council on Wednesday in Calabar while appreciating the union for its support in its activities of Operation Delta Sanity.

The commander who lauded the union for its support to the Nigerian Navy said their reports had projected the image of the Navy as a formidable force to reckon with along the nation’s waterways.

He also used the opportunity to present a gift of 12 brand new sets of chairs to the council as one of the Navy’s Civil- Military Cooperation (CIMIC) initiative.

“In support of your collaboration with us as you cover all our activities, projecting the image of the Navy positively, we thought it wise to support you by making your Secretariat a little more comfortable.

“What we are presenting to you today is not exhaustive as we will come back soon to add value to the NUJ Press Centre in Cross River towards strengthening our collaboration with you in our Operation Delta Sanity and other activities,” he said.

Responding, Mrs Archibong Bassey, Chairman of NUJ, Cross River Council commended the NNS Victory for the gesture and its sacrifices to secure the nation’s waterways.

She added that the Union would continue to collaborate with the Navy to ensure the success of Operation Delta Sanity and all other profitable engagements of the Navy in the state.