A  verification team set up by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ ), Kwara Council, on the union’s insurance scheme  has submitted its report to Gov.  Abdulfatah Ahmed.

The News Agency of  Nigeria (NAN) reports that the verification team was set up to resolve the controversy  that had dogged the enlistment of  journalists into the  scheme for which the state government  had released some money.

Receiving the report on behalf of the governor, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Labour Matters, Mr  Bisi Fakayode, commended  the members of the  team for  diligently executing their mandate.

He also commended all parties involved in the exercise  for  arriving at  an amicable resolution and urged the State Working Committee of the union  led by Mallam Abiodun Abdulkareem to mend fences with all parties.

In his remarks, Abdulkareem  thanked the state government for wading into the controversy and resolving it.

He pledged that he  would continue to run an open and transparent administration that would cater for the welfare of journalists in the state.

The Chairperson of  the verification team, Hajia Binta Mora, also commended the state government for its prompt intervention. (NAN)