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From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, has released details of its 35th anniversary celebration, marking three and half decades of quality journalism, service, resilience, and professional achievements in the state.
Chairman of the NUJ, Anambra State Council, Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Secretary, Comrade Okechukwu Onuegbu, and the Chairman of the 2026 Man of the Year Awards and Coral Anniversary Celebration Planning Committee, Comrade Ekpone Emeka, in a statement released in Awka yesterday, also disclosed that the Chairman and Founder of Ichie Akubudike Foundation, Chief Martin Nwabueze, popularly known as Ichie Akubudike, from Umudioka, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, has emerged as the 2026 NUJ Anambra State Council, Man of the Year.
Ichie Akubudike will succeed the Anambra State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Arc. Okey Ezeobi, who was honoured as the 2025 NUJ Anambra Man of the Year.
The anniversary celebration, which forms part of the annual NUJ Press Week and Man of the Year Awards, provides an opportunity for the union to honour its past, assess its present achievements, and renew its commitment to the future of journalism and society.
The theme of the 2026 NUJ Anambra 35th Anniversary is: “NUJ Anambra, 35 Years On: Reporting with Truth, Responsibility and Service.”
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According to the press statement, the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo; his Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim; the Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze; the Chief Judge of Anambra State, Hon. Justice O. M. Anyachebelu; the National President of the NUJ, Comrade Alhassan Yahya; other national and zonal officers of the union; as well as other NUJ members and guests are expected at the event.
The statement noted that the grand finale of the 2026 NUJ Man of the Year Awards and Coral Anniversary celebration will take place on September 10, 2026, by 10am, at Anabelle Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State.
The 2026 NUJ Man of the Year, Chief Martin Nwabueze, has distinguished himself in business, construction, and the oil and gas sector. He is expected to share the occasion with other distinguished award recipients.
Ichie Akubudike is widely recognised for his commitment to humanitarian service, youth empowerment, business development, and community transformation, and has established himself as one of the prominent indigenous business leaders and philanthropists in Anambra State and Nigeria.
Former recipients of the NUJ Anambra Man Of The Year Awards are men and women of integrity and philanthropists par excellence which included, recently, in 2022, Dame Dr. Adaora Umeoji, MD/CEO Zenith Bank.
