By Umar Faruk Birnin Kebbl
The Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kebbi State has elected Kabiru Wurma of Leadership Newspaper as its new chairman. Wurma's election took place during the chapel's election held under the supervision of the NUJ state council on Tuesday.
According to Ismail Adebayo, the NUJ Kebbi State Council Secretary, "the council commends the immediate past executives of the chapel for a successful tenure and conducting a peaceful and transparent election." Adebayo also praised the outgoing executives for their dedication to the union, stating that "we are proud of the achievements of the outgoing executives and we commend them for their dedication to the union."
Other executives elected unopposed include Olanrewaju Lawal of the Sun Newspaper as Secretary, Aminu Umar of Legacy Newspaper as Treasurer, Muhammed Lawal of the News Agency of Nigeria as Vice Chairman, Hajiya Binta Aliyu of the Voice of Nigeria as Assistant Secretary, Zubairu Tatu of Authority Newspaper as Financial Secretary, and Umar Faruk Abdullahi of Hausa Leadership as Auditor.
Adebayo urged the new executives to "be mindful of the NUJ constitution while directing the affairs of the chapel and to work towards promoting the interests of journalists in the state." The National President of the NUJ, Comrade Alhassan Abdullahi, also advised the new executives to uphold the virtues of the profession and be fair and just to all members of the chapel.
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