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Indian PM, Modi, commends Journalist David Hundeyin
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has commended NewsWireNGR freelance writer and multiple award-winning journalist, David Hudeyin, for his story on the non-payment of wages and entitlements of some Indians by Globacom. Read the story HERE.
Some Indian workers had reached out to NewsWireNGR about their plight with their previous employer, and telecommunications company, Globacom, over the debt owed to them.
David Hundeyin, a freelance Journalist swiftly stepped in and did an extensive reportage. Following the publication of the story on June 17, 2020, the Indian personnel were eventually paid their entitlement by Globacom.
In the appreciation letter, the Prime Minister on the occasion of India’s 75th Republic Day commended David Hundeyin for his “affection for India and Indian culture”.
“Your award winning Journalism has won widespread appreciation”, the five-paragraph letter reads in parts.
READ THE STORY: The debt could spark a diplomatic row: Inside Indian workers’ 4-Year battle for their entitlements with Globacom
See sample of the letter below:
ALSO READ THE FOLLOW-UP STORY: The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Workers Insist Glo is Doing Everything to Avoid Paying Them
In 2021, freelance journalist, Mr Hundeyin was announced winner of the People Journalism Prize for Africa along with his Zimbabwean counterpart.
David Hundeyin was selected for his investigative piece that exposed the draconian regulations and pointed out potential human rights violations in the proposed Infectious Diseases Bill that was in consideration by Nigeria’s house of representatives during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The bill seeking to replace the Quarantine Act with a Control of Infectious Disease Act that quickly passed first and second readings at the House of Representatives in April, and was causing outrage in Nigeria was immediately put on hold after NewsWireNGR investigations.
The bill, ‘Control of Infectious Disease, 2020’, sponsored by the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, seeks a penalty of between N200,000 and N5m as well as jail terms for violators, rather than the N500 fine from the previous Quarantine Act.
David Hundeyin currently on exile out of Nigeria was co-nominated with Zimbabwean Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. The prominent journalist Hopewell Chin‘ono, over the last years has also faced multiple arrests and detention by the Zimbabwean Government.
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