ABEOKUTA– Wale Olanrewaju of the Information Chapel has emerged the new chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Ogun state council, after a 3-year hitch that left the council in crisis.
At the election held Thursday at the council secretariat at Iwe iroyin, in Abeokuta the state capital, Bunmi Adigun of the OGTV chapel also emerged as the council Secretary.
While Wale Olanrewaju defeated his closet rival, Remi Olugbenro of the Paramount FM chapel with 165 votes to 149 votes, Bunmi Adigun however defeated Nike Olowe of Logic chapel with a vote of 177 to 129.
Other elective position contested for include the Vice Chairman, which Abiodun Lawal of the Correspondent Chapel clinched with 179 votes to defeat Daud Olanrewaju of Logic chapel, who had 128 votes.
Also Idris Adelakun of the OGBC chapel defeated Omowunmi Olumuyiwa of the NTA Chapel with 165 votes to 140 votes to emerged as the new Treasurer of the council.
Meanwhile, Tunde Odunewu of the information Chapel and Toyin Oyelumade of the OGBC chapel have been elected unopposed as Internal Auditor and Assistant Secretary respectively, when the duo of Modupe Salabiu of the information Chapel and Adekunle Ibikunle of OGTV were disqualified for breached of Union rules.
The election supervised by the B Zone Vice Chairman of the Union, had about 327 eligible delegates, 316 voters were accredited, and at the end of the exercise, 11 voters were absent.
