Story from Sa’adatu MAINA, Damaturu
The Chairman, Yobe State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Alhaji Rajab Mohammad, has directed journalists in the state to help the less-privileged in the society by donating blood to save lives.
This is as the council declared Aug 10 as blood donation day for journalists.
Speaking with newsmen after donating his blood at the Specialists Hospital, Damaturu, the chairman said the gesture was part of journalists’ corporate social responsibility.
“Having gone round the state in the course of our duty, we discovered many sick people who could not afford drugs, and by extension, could not afford the cost of blood when they are in need of it.
“The leadership of the union, therefore, decided that we should donate blood free-of-charge to the Specialists Hospital, Damaturu,” he said.
The chairman said the journalists would subsequently make similar blood donations to the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu.
Mohammad said the union would ensure that the blood donated was given to the poor and not highly placed individuals.
Neptune Prime reports that over 25 journalists have so far donated blood at the Specialists Hospital, Damaturu.
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