Sikirat Shehu, Kwara State Correspondent of BusinessDay Newspaper, has been re-elected as the Financial Secretary of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council.
Her return came as part of a smooth transition of leadership in which Biola Azeez, the State Correspondent of Nigerian Tribune Newspapers, emerged as the new Chairman of the Chapel.
Azeez’s emergence by affirmation, marked the end of the tenure of Abdulhakeem Garba-led Executive Committee, ushering in a new leadership phase for the elite body of journalists covering the State.
Also elected by affirmation were Ibrahim Alege of TVC as Vice Chairman; Sikirat Shehu of BusinessDay as Financial Secretary and Afusat Agunbiade of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as Treasurer.
In the only contested positions, Mosunmola Ayobami of Western Post defeated Okufemi Akobi of AIT by 27 votes to 4, while Oluseyi DaSilva of Arise TV triumphed over Taiye Joseph of Daily Graphics in another closely contested race.
The new leadership is expected to build on the achievements of the outgoing Executive, particularly in promoting professional excellence, strengthening ethical journalism, and fostering collaboration between the media and public institutions in Kwara State.
In his acceptance speech, Biola Azeez commended the immediate past Executives for the standards they set, pledging that his Administration would further enhance professionalism and the welfare of members.
He also promised to strengthen relationships with government institutions and other newsmakers in the state to enable journalists perform more effectively as watchdogs of society.
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