Kwara NUJ Election: Ahmed Wins Second Term, Bye-Election to Hold for Auditor’s Office
The incumbent Chairman, Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Mallam Abdul-lateef Lanre Ahmed of The Herald Newspapers Chapel has been re-elected for a second term of 3 years in office.
Declaring the results of the Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ election, the Chairman of the 2024 NUJ Credentials Screening Committee, Mr Abdul-Hameed Funsho Alaiye said Mallam Lanre Ahmed polled a total of 100 votes to defeat his sole challenger, Abdullahi Dare Akogun of Sobi FM who scored 51 votes
Hajia Binta Abubakar-Mora of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Radio Nigeria Harmony FM, Idofian was re-elected unopposed while Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus of Correspondents Chapel was also elected unopposed.
Newshubmag reports that Mahmood Olayinka Alaya of Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Kwara Chapel clinched the position of Council Secretary with 93 votes fiercely beating Mansurah Amuda-Kannike of State Information Chapel, Ministry of Communications who garnered 57 votes
Also, Madinah Olayinka-Yusuf of Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Kwara won the office of State Financial Secretary with 93 votes against Abdulganiyu Yusuf Adebisi from Information Chapel, Ministry of Communications who had 56 votes
The Office of the State Auditor was however keenly contested with Lukman Oyedeji of Correspondents Chapel and Mashood Zarumi of Herald Newspapers both scoring 74 with no winner declared.
www newshubmag.com further reports that a bye election is expected to be conducted for the office of State Auditor on a later date as the 2 candidates, Mashood Zarumi of Herald Newspapers and Lukman Oyedeji of Correspondents Chapel both had 74 votes.
