The Lagos event was organised by the National body of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), led by its president, Mr. Chris Isiguzo. In 2002, I was one of the candidates for the election of the President of the Newspaper proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN). The other two candidates were Chief Ajibola Ogunshola and Chief Sony Odogwu who were media entrepreneurs, not journalists. He told them that they needed to go out of the state, seek employment elsewhere where there is stiff competition. But working in the Sunday Times offered me the opportunity to compete directly with the Lagos media.

Source: The Guardian December 12, 2023 08:57 UTC