The Guardian Newspaper may name a new Editor for its daily paper soon, following the non-renewal of the appointment of Abraham Ogbodo to continue to serve in the position.
Ogbodo, former Sunday editor of the paper who was initially appointed the editor of all the titles in June 2016 completed the first three-year renewable tenure last month but was not approved for another term by the management of the company.
He took over from former Editor, Martins Oloja who is now the Head of the Editorial Board.
Ogbodo reportedly opted to resign on June 30 and leave the company instead of being assigned another editorial post.
Associate Editor, Julius Eto, next to Ogbodo in rank also proceeded on annual leave at the time of Ogbodo’s exit and Deputy Editor, Paul Onomuakpokpo was named as acting Editor of the daily.
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Until his appointment, Onumuakpokpo was former Chief Sub Editor of the paper when Oloja was the editor.
The Sunday and Saturday editors still retain their positions for now.
MCS learnt that the management may name a new editor from outside the company based on the outcome of interview for applicants for a full page advert that ran for over a week in The Guardian for the employment of an editor for a leading national newspaper in the country.
Although the advert did not state the paper seeking to employ the editor, very reliable sources confirmed that it was that of the Guardian.
Some senior editorial staff of The Guardian were said to have also applied for the vacancy though it was not clear if they will be considered for the position.
Chances of Omomuakpokpo being confirmed for the editorship post was said to be very slim based on the resolve of the management to reorganize the editorial operations of the paper.
The editorial operations of the paper have reportedly been troubled for some time now due to management directives on the running of the publications which some editorial staff are said not to be pleased with.
Some staff were recently sacked leaving the editorial department with less staff to man the various sections.
