The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Adamawa state chapter, has inaugurated new executive members.
Mr Ibrahim Kado of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) emerged as the Chairman, Golfa Francis of Voice of Nigeria as Vice Chairman, Anselm Nuhu Kyauta of AIT as Secretary and Onimisi Alao of The Nation as Assistant Secretary.
Talatu Maiwada of NAN became the Financial Secretary, Ibrahim Abubakar of Plus TV the treasurer and Joseph Adhanu as auditor
In his remark during the inauguration, the state Chairman of NUJ, Ishaka Dedan said the new EXCO emerged from screening of the electoral committee constituted by the Correspondents’ Chapel congress and approved by the NUJ.
He explained that some members of the Correspondents’ Chapel were screened out of the election because they did not meet the requirements of the NUJ to stand for election.
In his acceptance speech, the new Correspondents’ Chairman, Ibrahim Kado, promised to operate open-door policy for all members.
Kado instantly named a 5-member committee whose tasks include effective taking over of the new exco and recovery of Correspondents’ Chapel properties from the former exco.
The committee comprises Umar Dankano of the Peoples Daily, Yusuf Umar of Vanguard, Freedom Haslon of the Channels TV and Austin Ajayi of Tribune newspapers.
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri on Broadcast Media, Shareef Alhassan who represented the state Government at the election and inauguration, urged the new officials to work towards improving the welfare of members.
Alhassan promised to deseminate the results of the election held at the NUJ secretariat to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as partners in promoting government policies and programs.
The state vice chairman of the NUJ, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Secretary Mr Fidelis Juckthan, former national office Mohammed Saidu and other members across the eight chapels in the state witnessed the inauguration.
By Hussaini Hammangabdo Yola
