By Eseoghene Emuke
The Warri Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has elected executive members to run the affairs of the union for the next three years.
Comrade Victor Okpuomor, also known as Okies Vicky, the Delta State territorial editor of the of Urhobo Voice Newspaper, and the Senior South South Correspondent of Galaxy International Television, Mr Dele Fasan, were elected as chairman and secretary of the union respectively.
Others elected are Mr Edeki Igafe of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as Financial Secretary, Mr. Odeya Ogbetuo of The Mandate Newspaper as Treasurer and Mr. Francis Sadhere of The Vaguard Newspapers as Auditor.
Okies, a graduate of Mass Communication from the Delta State University, Abraka, was before the election the acting chairman of the union following the resignation of its former chairman, Barr Akpokona Omafuaire of The Vanguard Newspapers.
They were all elected unopposed.
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Addressing journalists at the end of the election, State Council Chairman of NUJ, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, thanked members of the union in Warri for the peace election, assuring that the state council will cooperate with chapel to move the union forward.
Ikeogwu, who was a former chairman of the chapel, stressed that the union under his leadership would continue uphold ethics of the profession as well as pursue the welfare of members.
He, however, urged the newly elected exco to carry everyone along and move the union forward.
In his acceptance speech, the newly elected chairman of Warri NUJ, Comrade Okpuomor pledged to take the union to a greater height.
He remarked that the union under his administration will work with critical stakeholders to ensure that the union builds a permanent site for journalists in Warri and its environs.
The Warri NUJ chairman assured that the Warri NUJ will continue to pursue ideas that would engender peace and development of the residents of the oil city of Warri.
