NIJ 86 Class gets New EXCO, pledges attractive welfare packages for members

The Executive Committee of The Great 1986 Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ Class has been inaugurated with Mr Muyiwa Akintunde.

The group made up of the full-time Diploma in Journalism class, which graduated from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) in 1986 has Mrs. Tina Mordi-Aimufua (Vice Chairman), Pastor Fola Williams Ojo (General Secretary), Mr. Frank Jumbo (Assistant General Secretary) and Ms. Yemisi Sofolahan (Treasurer).

Others are Mr. Adeyinka Badewa; (Financial Secretary), Mr. Uzoma Isiakpu (Public Relations Officer) and Mr. Taye Ige (Welfare/Social Secretary).

A release endorsed by the group’s PRO, Uzoma Isiakpu says it’s mandate is to exploit members’ connections, reach and resources to enhance and better their circumstances, while also ensuring that their well-being would be the paramount concern of the body.

Delivering his inaugural address, the pioneer Chairman, Mr. Muyiwa Akintunde expressed gratitude to his classmates for the confidence reposed in the Executive Committee, which was elected at the Annual General Meeting of the group on Sunday, 18 May 2025, and assured that the leadership team would not take their trust for granted.

The Chairman pledged his committee’s resolve to operate at all times in the best interest of the group, stressing that the management body would be fair to all by listening to them and acting accordingly.

Akintunde, who is a Public Relations consultant and online newspaper publisher, assured that the Executive Committee would commit itself to upholding and defending the collective values of the group.

According to him, a Welfare Committee to process requests from members and make recommendations on how to assist them, based on agreed guidelines, would soon be constituted.

Mr Akintunde further assured that a committee would report to the house on the appropriate insurance scheme that would enable the group to manage medical and related health conditions of members.

The chairman also announced that another committee would also be in charge of planning for the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of members’ graduation from the NIJ, which comes up in the second half of next year.

He revealed that a task force to mobilise members who were yet to identify with the group was in the offing and appealed to members to cooperate with the team in carrying out its assignment.

The inauguration was supervised by a planning committee, which organised a reunion last Easter Monday and also ran the association, including conducting the election of officers into the executive committee. It was chaired by Mr. Sam Uko with other members being Otunba Gbenga Onayiga, Jumbo, Sofolahan and Akintunde.