Owerri, Nigeria – Comrade Alhasan Yahaya has emerged as the new National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He polled a total of 436 votes to defeat his rivals Comrade Bamidele Atumbi, former Treasurer of the Union, who got 97 votes, and Comrade Garba Mohammed who scored 39 votes.
The election was conducted at the 8th Triennial Delegates Conference of the Union held in Owerri, Imo State which brought together 602 delegates from the State Councils across the Country.
Comrade Yahaya who hails from Gombe state was before his emergence the Deputy National President of the NUJ.
Also elected unopposed was the Deputy National President Comrade Abimbola Oyetunde, General Manager of Radio Nigeria, Bronze FM, Edo State and former BoT of the union.
Comrade Oyetunde by this feat remains the first female Deputy National President of NUJ.
Other National Officers of the Union were unopposed, including the National Treasurer Comrade Victor Ndukwe who was the former Abia State Council Chairman.
The election conducted amidst tight security had Comrade Mike Ikeogwu as the Chairman of the electoral Committee.