Tribune man emerges new chairman, Correspondents’ Chapel, Kwara NUJ
KEHINDE AKINPELU ILORIN
The Kwara state correspondent of the Tribune newspapers, Alhaji Biola Azeez, has emerged the new chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council.
Azeez’s emergence by affirmation marked end of the tenure of the Mallam Abdulhakeem Garba-led executive committee, ushering in a new leadership phase for the elite body of journalists covering the state.
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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 Olufemi Akobi of AIT by 27 votes to 4, while Oluseyi DaSilva of Arise TV triumphed over Taiye Joseph of Daily Graphics in another keen race.
In his acceptance speech, Alhaji Biola Azeez commended the immediate past executives of the chapel on standard set, pledging that his administration would improve on professionalism and welfare of members.
He also said that efforts would be made to improve on relationship with governments and other stakeholders in the state for a more effective performance as watch dog of the society.
Meanwhile, the Vice Chancellor of the University of ilorin, Professor Wahab Olasupo Egvewole, SAN, has congratulated members of the newly elected Executive Committee of the Correspondents’ Chapel of Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalusts (NUJ), led by Mr Biola Azeez, the State Editor of the Tribune newspapers.
In a congratulatory message to the new NUJ leaders, Professor Egbewole also lauded the immediate past Chairman, Mr Abdulhakeem Garba of Channels Television for successfully handing over to a successor.
A statement made available to news men in Ilorin on Saturday by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, expressed the Vice Chancellor’s delight over the outcome of the election, saying that the peaceful conduct of the election and the absence of any rancour in its aftermath have shown the Correspondents’ Chapel as truly the flagship crop of journalists in Kwara State.
Professor Egbewole also said that this development has further raised the public rating of the Correspondents’ Chapel, whose members constitute the crux of the membership of the elite Unilorin Accredited Press Corps (UAPC).
While wishing the new exco members a successful and impactful tenure of office, the Vice Chancellor expressed the hope that the new NUJ officials would carry every member of the Union along to justify the confidence reposed in them.
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