Vanguard Newspaper Editor, Eze Anaba, Re-elected NGE President, As Sheddy Ozone Emerges VP, East, Others

Vanguard Editor, Eze Anaba, has been re-elected president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, for a second term.

Anaba, was re-elected unopposed during the during the biennial convention of the NGE held at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Enugu.

He was returned unopposed alongside the were Mr. Sheddy Ozoene, Editor-in-Chief of People & Politics Newspaper, Mr Sheddy Ozone, as Vice President, East; Mr. Kabir Alabi, Editor, Weekend Guardian , Vice President, West; Mr. Charles Kalu, Peoples FM, Abuja, Social/Publicity Secretary; and Mr. Gabriel Akinadewo, Editor, Freedom Online, Assistant General Secretary.

Others elected included Mallam Tukur Hamza, Editor-in-Chief, Daily Trust, Vice President, North and Iyobosa Uwugiaren, Editor- Nations Capital, Thisday- Treasurer.

Uwugiaren, beat Mrs Boma Nwuke of Port Harcourt Telegraph by 176 votes to 114 to become the Guild’s Treasurer.

Mr. Ikpong Essien-Udom and Chinedu Egere emerged as members of the NGE Standing Committee from the East, defeating two others, Dom Isute and Lawrence Mpama.

Ms Rose Moses, who polled 225 votes, Dr. Bisi Deji-Folutile, 145 votes, and Mrs. Juliet Bumah, Editor of New Telegraph ,165 votes, emerged as members of the Guild’s Standing Committee (West), while Mallam Ibrahim Umaru and Ms. Paulyn Ugbodaga also become Standing Committee members from the North.

All the newly-elected members were immediately sworn in at the International Conference Centre.

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