The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo State Chapter, has cautioned politicians, aspirants, political parties and groups to be wary of some fake journalists parading themselves as members of the fourth estate of the realm.

The NUJ gave the caution in a communiqué issued at the end of its monthly congress held at the Press Centre, Alagbaka, in Akure.

The communiqué jointly signed by the State Chairman, James Sowole, and the General Secretary, Leke Adegbite, noted that these same unregistered journalists had been impersonating qualified media professionals and engaging in name dropping to defraud unsuspecting politicians and political groups as well as other members of the public.

The union advised people to always hold their press conferences and other media related programmes at the NUJ Press Centre at Alagbaka in Akure.

The communiqué announced that Ondo NUJ has constituted an Ethics and Disciplinary Committee in line with its constitution to handle unprofessional conducts of members and to fish out pseudo journalists in order to put an end to quackery in the profession.