Several United States and Canadian-based Liberian journalists have contributed L$400, 000 an equivalent of over US$2,000 to the campaign team of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL’s) presidential contender, Julius Kanubah.
According to the National Organizing Committee Chairperson, Stephen Binda, formerly of both the New Democrat and Daily Observer Newspapers, the contributions came from over 40 journalists both in the diaspora and Liberia.
He said the money will be disbursed to the team in stages before, during and after the election in an effort of helping Kanubah not to walk-alone in his attempt to redeeming the Union.
Binda stated, among many things, that too much is at stake to lose and therefore they are appealing to the conscious of the union’s memberships to elect Kanubah as the next president of PUL as campaign is already in full swing around the country.
He said with Kanubah’s presidency at the Union’s affairs it will not only bring sanity but restore the lost credibility of the journalism profession in Liberia.
Kanubah, and the Union’s present Vice President, Daniel Nyakona, are squaring-up against each other this Saturday, November 12, in Gbarnga, Bong County, during the PUL congress.
Meanwhile, at the Barrack Young Controller (BYC) football pitch last Friday in central Monrovia, Nyakona formally launched his election campaign by calling on qualified and registered members of the Union to elect him and his running-mate, Bettie Johnson-Mbayo.
He told hundreds of eligible voters in the PUL that he and his mate are the rightful choice who are capable of developing the media body to another level in the socio-economic and political development of Liberia.
Nyakona, and Johnson-Mbayo, are teaming-up in PUL’s elections this weekend scheduled to take place in Gbarnga which has already drawn public attention not only at home but in the diaspora.
The Union as a trade union or professional body holds elections after every 3 years to elect a new corps of officers to spearhead its affairs.
Founded in 1964 by a group of journalists led by the late Stanton Peabody has come a long way in the socio-economic and political development of the country. But the 58-year organization is yet to have its own headquarters.
