Vanguard editor, Anaba, elected NGE president

The Editor of Vanguard Newspapers, Eze Anaba, was on Friday elected President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors for the next two years.

He emerged at an election conducted at the 2023 NGE’s biennial convention held in Owerri, Imo State.

Anaba polled 250 votes to defeat his only opponent, Bolaji Adebiyi, who polled 81 votes.

The event, which was declared by the governor of the state, Hope Uzodinma had dignitaries present.

Some officials returned unopposed include Husseina Bangshika as Deputy President; Kabir Alabi Garba, Vice President West; Gabriel Akinadewo Folajimi, Assistant Secretary; Umoru Ibrahim, Vice President North; Muhammad Sanusi and Paulyn Owhievbie Ugbodaga, both Standing Committee members from North; Charles Kalu, Social/Publicity Secretary; Sheddy Ozoene, Vice President East; Chinedu Egere and Dom Isute, Standing Committee for Eastern part of Nigeria; as well as Onuoha Ukeh, Rose Moses and Oluwole Sogunle as Standing Committee for the West.

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