Femi Adesina was on Saturday re-elected unopposed as the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Mr. Adeshina along with some executive members of the association were returned unopposed during the 2015 Biennial Convention of the NGE held in Lagos.
The other executive members re-elected were Garbadeen Mohammed as Deputy President, Suleiman Gaya as Vice President North; Victor Agusiobo,as Vice President East and Steve Ayorinde as Vice President West.
Others are Assistant General Secretary Mary Atolagbe; Treasurer Ogbang Akwaji and Social and Publicity Secretary Funke Egbemode.
However, the post of National Secretary was contested for by Victoria Ibanga and Mustapha Isah.
Mrs. Ibanga won the position with 115 votes against Mr. Isah’s 103 votes.
A Deputy Editor-in-Chief at the News Agency of Nigeria, Sani Adamu, was among the seven persons who won membership of the Guild’s Standing Committee.
(NAN)
