Mr Alhasan Yahaya has emerged the new National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ.
He polled 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. There were over 600 delegates from the State Councils in the country.
Yahaya who hails from Gombe state was before his emergence the deputy National President of NUJ.
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.
Other National Officers of the Union were unopposed including the National Treasurer Comrade Victor Ndukwe who was the former Abia State Council Chairman, while Ronke Samo was reelected the Vice President of B-Zone (Southwest) unopposed.
The election conducted amidst tight security had Comrade Mike Ikeogwu as the Chairman of the electoral Committee and presided by the Representative of the NLC President, Joe Ajaero.
