A former Deputy National President, Alhassan Yahaya, has become the first candidate from the North Eastern part of Nigeria to assume the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He defeated two other contestant to emerge as the new National President .
The Journalist from Gombe State polled 436 votes at the just concluded triennial Congress of the union held in Owerri, the Imo State Capital.
Announcing the results of the election at around 1:00am on Thursday morning, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Mike Ikeogwu said, Yahaya polled a total of 436 votes to defeat his rivals Bamidele Atunbi, former National Treasurer of the Union who got 97 votes and 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 about Six hundred delegates from the State Councils in the Country.
Also elected unopposed was the Deputy National President, Abimbola Oyetunde, General Manager Radio Nigeria Bronze FM, Edo State and former BOT of the union.
Oyetunde by this feat remains the first female Deputy National President of NUJ.
The election conducted amidst tight security, was presided over by the Representative of the NLC President, Joe Ajaero.
The Sourceng