Comrade Alhassan Yahaya has been elected as the new president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists.
Our Reporter Aminu Musa Bukar who was at Owerri the Imo State Capital reports that Alhassan, the immediate past National Deputy President of the union, defeated his closest rival, incumbent Treasurer Dele Atunbi, at the 8th Triennial Delegate Conference of NUJ, held in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Alhassan, a former Gombe Council Chairman of NUJ scored 436 votes, Atunbi had 97 while Mohammed Garba scored 39 votes.
Also, a Deputy Director with Radio Nigeria, Mrs. Abimbola Oyetunde emerged as the Deputy National President of the union unopposed while Mrs Ronke Afebioye Samo from Ekiti State Council was re-elected unopposed as the Vice President Zone B.
Also Muhammad Tukur from Kebbi State reelected unopposed as Vice President zone A, and Abdulrazak Bello Kaura from Zamfara State reelected unopposed Zone A Secretary of the Union.