Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
The Correspondents’ Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ebonyi State chapter has elected Comrade Uchenna Inya as its new Chairman.
Inya, the state correspondent of The Sun Newspaper, polled a total of 27 votes to defeat his opponent, Moses Nwite of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), who scored 5 votes.
The chapel also elected Christian Ogbonna of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), as its Secretary.
The keenly contested election was conducted in the chapel’s office at spera-in-deo plaza, Abakaliki, by a three-man credential screening committee headed by Comrade Amechi Odo of Radio Nigeria, Abakaliki.
32 out of the 34 members of the chapel, participated in the election which was monitored by the state council of NUJ.
Odo commended members of the chapel for conducting themselves orderly during the election.
He called for continued unity in the chapel and applauded the members of the chapel for turning out en masse to vote for the candidate of their choices.
The state Chairman of NUJ, Comrade Samson Nwafor, hailed the peaceful conduct of the election.
He called on winners of the election especially the new chapel Chairman to see his victory as a call for more service.
He advised Inya to make amendments in the areas he didn’t do well as Acting Chairman to move the chapel forward.
Nwafor who was Chairman of the chapel, urged Nwite to support Inya to succeed and see the election as the wishes of members of the chapel.
In his acceptance speech, Inya thanked the members for the confidence reposed in him through their overwhelming votes and enjoined them to continue to give their support.
He praised media stakeholders in the state including the state Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Francis Nwifuru, Dr. Monday, and Director General of the state’s Broadcasting Corporation (EBBC), Comrade Tony Nwizi, for allowing internal democracy to thrive in the election which led to its success.
