Alhassan Yahaya Emerges New NUJ President

Alhassan Yahaya Emerges New NUJ President

Comrade Alhassan Yahaya has been elected as the new president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ.

Salihu Tejumola 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.

Salihu Tejumola, Edited By Grace Namiji