CACOL honours Daily Independent editor during St Valentine day bash in Lagos

By Emmanuel Udom

 Chukwudi Nweje, the features editor of Daily Independent newspaper was among the persons honoured on Saturday in Lagos, south-west Nigeria for his contributions to the eradication of corruption in Nigeria.

Speaking during the St Valentine day bash organized by Coalition against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, Comrade Debo Aderiran, Executive Director of the non-governmental organization, said that he has noted over the years that Daily Independent has been on the forefront in reporting anti-corruption issues in the country.

to Adediran, Nigeria cannot progress if the unpatriotic activities of corrupt persons  are not tackled, saying that his NGO has over the years investigated and exposed corruptions and corrupt leaders at the local, state and national levels.

The CACOL leader further disclosed though Nweje is not a member of his organization, he has  however used his position as the features editor of Daily Independent to expose injustice, mans inhumanity to man, corruption  and other social vices.

“On behalf of my NGO, I wish to express my profound gratitude to the management and staff of Daily Independent newspaper for their painstaking stand in employing  tried, tested and experience journalists, who reflect all sides while reporting their stories”, he said.

Comrade Muyiwa Olalegba was the other person hounoured by CACOL during the valentine day bash that attracted human rights activists, journalists, religious leaders, student’s union officials and others within and outside Lagos.

Nweje, while speaking with our correspondent thanked the management of Daily Independent newspaper for providing a credible platform for journalists to practice their profession.

He also expressed his gratitude to CACOL for the honour, saying that it will motivate him to do more through his pen in assisting to clean-up the country of corruption and corrupt leaders.