After months of consultation and traversing the length and breadth of Nigeria, today in Abuja, the gladiators gunning for the office of the President, the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) put their popularity to test .
Editor at the Nation Newspapers, Mr Abdulwaheed Odusile garnered 354 votes to defeat his closet rival, opponent Mr Rotimi Obamuwagun who got 333 votes. Odusile will be succeeding Malam Garba Mohammed.
Other contestants for the position included Mr Dele Atunibi, who got 51 votes, USA Uzaka who received 46 votes and Alhaji Mustafa Lamidi who got 12 votes.
Mr Mohammad Shu clinched the position of the financial secretary of the union after he secured 454 votes to defeat his contender Mr Ajayi Olugbenga.
Mrs Monica Okechukwu got 310 to emerge National Treasurer defeating two other contestants, Mr Garba Iliya and Mr Ambrose Nwachukwu.
The positions of Deputy National President, National Internal Auditor and the Vice-President, North Central were filled unopposed.
Mr Chris Isiguzo was declared winner of the South East Vice-President after he defeated Mr Goddy Okafor who while Aisha Ibrahim clinched the position of Vice-President North East.
Other officials elected were Opaka Dokubo, Zonal Secretary South South, Mr Kenneth Ofoma Zonal Secretary, South East while Suleiman Ibrahim emerged Secretary, North East.
Similarly, Mr Hakeem Olatidoye emerged Secretary, North Central and Mr Lawal Afolabi won the post of the Secretary, South West Zone.
Delegates to the conference were drawn from NUJ Councils from the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports.
