Ace Broadcaster, Dare Akogun has stated that he is Vying for the post of Chairman of the Kwara Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) because of his passion for Journalism, and the zeal to take it to greater heights, which he believe is the ultimate goal of a union anchored around the welfare of its members.

The Veteran Broadcaster Journalist in a statement promised his leadership will transform the union, reiterated that the ultimate goal will be centered on members’ welfare.

Akogun who has served as the pioneer chairman of SOBI FM chapel charged the members of the Union to solicit their votes and put their faith in him as he offer to serve their interests, reposition the union at the level of the State Council, in order to safeguard its relevance in the scheme of things. 

“I wish to, at this juncture, in the life of our noble union when it urgently needs a life-saving surgical operation, solicit your votes and that, you put your faith in me as I offer to serve your interests, reposition the union at the level of the State Council, in order to safeguard its relevance in the scheme of things, as our noble profession, seeks to contribute its quota towards nation-building, through our collective industries, which will culminate in the resuscitation of our currently comatose union. No thanks to how our diversity is currently being mismanaged” he said.

“I am from a respectable family with a well-grounded pedigree in the profession of journalism. At the risk of sounding immodest, I will like to say, journalism runs in our family’s DNA (small laughter).”

“My family also has a history of selflessness, respect and knack for altruistic service; as I served as the pioneer chairman of my chapel Sobi FM, up to the point of declaring my intention to run for this higher office. Without a foundation and within three years I have been able to build one of the most active and vibrant chapel in the State, from nine members at inception to thirty three as we speak.”

“Dubai was a dirty, hopeless desert in the 1990s but with good leadership, the people of the Emirates have been driven to such level of patriotism that, with their collective effort, the count”