Chris Isiguzo
Chris Isiguzo, South East Bureau Chief of ThisDay Newspaper from
Enugu Zone on Friday morning emerged the National President of Nigeria
Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the union’s general election in Abeokuta
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Isiguzo polled 346
votes to defeat the incumbent President, Waheed Odusile, who polled 329
votes.
Announcing the results at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Abeokuta ,
the Returning Officer from Nigeria Labour Congress, Benson Upah,
commended the peaceful conduct of all the participants.
Upah, the National Head of Information and Public Affairs for the
NLC, declared Isiguzo winner of the election that had seven contestants.
NAN reports that Bamidele Atunbi had 101 votes, Abiodun Olalere, 56
votes, Jacob Edi , 16 votes, while Alademka Adelegan had 9 votes and
Uzaka Abraham got 30 votes.
For the National Treasurer position , Mohammed She defeated two
other contestants while Muhamod Umar was elected National Auditor.
For the Vice President position, Yusuf Idris was elected vice
president Zone A, Cosmos Olalekan was elected VP Zone B Petrus Samfochi
won the election for Zone C and Wilson Bako was elected VP Zone D.
Ogunle Akpati was elected VP Zone F, Izma Abdullahi was elected
Secretary Zone A, while Suleiman Gimba won the Secretary seat for Zone
E.
In his acceptance speech , Isiguzo said that the major focus of his administration would be welfare of Nigerian journalists.
“I assure that time to rescue the union has started; you will be proud of us. We won’t disappoint you .
” We will unveil our programme of actions in the coming days. The days you work and you will not receive your salary are gone.
“The immediate past president has congratulated me with other
co-contestants. I want to dedicate this victory to all Nigerian
journalists,” he said.
-NAN