Comrade Alhasan Yahaya has emerged as the new National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ.
He polled a total of Four hundred and thirty-six votes to beat his opponents, Comrade Dele Atunbi, former National Treasurer of the Union who got 97 votes, and Comrade Garba Mohammed who scored 39 votes.
The election was conducted at the 8th Triennial Delegates Conference of the Union held in Owerri, Imo State which brought together about Six hundred delegates from the State Councils in the Country.
Comrade Yahaya who hails from Gombe state was before his emergence the deputy National President of NUJ.
Also elected unopposed were the Deputy National President, Comrade Abimbola Oyetunde, General Manager Radio Nigeria, Bronze FM Edo State, and former BOT of the union.
Comrade Oyetunde by this feat remains the first female Deputy National President of NUJ.
Other National Officers of the Union were unopposed except Vice President Zone C, which will be conducted through a bye-election later.
