Senator Ohuabunwa who made the donation Tuesday through the Director General of his political structure, Follow Better Organisation, Dr. Ndubuisi Eke, said that journalists deserved every support considering the enormity of risk they take for society.
The former Speaker, ECOWAS Parliament , advocated special covid -19 allowance for practising journalists nation wide who put their lives on the line to bring updates on the global pandemic.
Ohuabunwa appealed to both the federal and state governments as well as public -spirited individuals to meaningfully assist journalists in a time like this.
He noted that although he was not currently in power, he would never hesitate to identify with journalists “any time any day”, describing them as wonderful people.