The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), ABS Awka Chapel, has expressed its readiness to partner with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Anambra State Chapter, to give voice to the voiceless and defend vulnerable members of society.
The Chairman of the NUJ ABS Awka Chapel, Comrade Emmanuel Okonkwo, disclosed this when he led other executives of the chapel on a courtesy visit to the Chairperson of FIDA Anambra State Chapter, Barrister Amara Mojeke, in her office in Awka.
Okonkwo described journalists as the mouthpiece of the people, particularly the downtrodden, while noting that FIDA plays a critical role as a defender of the defenceless.
He said the proposed partnership would help both organisations strengthen efforts to protect the rights of less privileged people who lack the resources and support to seek justice.
Responding, Mojeke congratulated Okonkwo and his team on their new positions and expressed her interest in partnering with the NUJ ABS Awka Chapel.
She highlighted some of the achievements of FIDA Anambra under her leadership, including securing justice for downtrodden residents, resolving family disputes involving inheritance and marital issues, organising free medical outreaches, campaigning against child labour and human trafficking, providing grassroots legal-rights education, and conducting charity outreaches.
Mojeke, who is also the Head of the Sexual, Gender and Inheritance Unit of the Anambra State Ministry of Justice, said FIDA has a team of lawyers who handle cases on a pro bono basis as part of the organisation’s charitable activities.
She urged vulnerable residents in need of legal assistance to take advantage of FIDA’s free legal services by visiting its office around the Anambra State House of Assembly axis in Awka.
In a vote of thanks, the Treasurer of the NUJ ABS Awka Chapel, Comrade Ijeoma Nwanya, commended FIDA for its selfless service to vulnerable people in Anambra State.
Nwanya expressed optimism that collaboration between the two organisations would provide significant assistance to people facing injustice in Anambra State and beyond.
