Powerful Pen Media Chapel Elects New Executives…. NUJ Lagos Chairman lauds Powerful Pen for Consistency

By Joe Njoku.Global Freight News.

The Powerful Pen Media Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) held an election recently for the new Excos of the Chapel at the MAJAN Secretariat, Apapa Lagos.

The election was supervised officials of NUJ Lagos Council led by the Chairman, Mr Adeleye Ajayi, Mr Tunde Olalere and Princess Alaba.

The new Excos officials who were elected unopposed are as follows; Udeme Clement, was returned as chairman of the Chapel, Asuquo Nuwak, was also returned unopposed as the Vice Chairman. Mr Silas Onuoha emerged the Secretary. Others are Mr Frank Odinukaeze, Assistant Secretary, Mrs Love Ikuku Oyedoku, Treasurer, Mr Ranmilowo Ojalumo, Internal Auditor, and Mr Okezie Nnadi, Financial Secretary.

The new officials were sworn in by the Chairman, NUJ Lagos Council, Mr Adeleye Ajayi.Speaking at the occasion, Mr Ajayi praised the Powerful Pen Media Chapel for keeping the Chapel going, describing it as outstanding chapel amongst others. He noted that the Powerful Pen Media Chapel is among other chapel that are consistently paying their annual dues. He therefore enjoined the new Executives to discharge their duties to the best of their ability and in line with laid down rules. He advised the new Excos it the need to organize a press week for the chapel. He also charged the Chapel to ensure that it’s members attend congress meeting, as that would be the yardstick for members to benefit from NUJ programs.

The President or the Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria (MAJAN), the parent body of Powerful Pen, Mr Jerry Aguigbo, thanked the NUJ officials for coming to supervise the election. He promised that The Powerful Pen Media Chapel would continue to uphold the highest standards and professionalism in it’s activities.

A minute silence was observed for the late President, Comrade Ray Ugochukwu’s. The new chairman Mrs Udeme Clement in her acceptance speech thanked the NUJ, Lagos Council on behalf of all the elected officials and promised that the Executives are equal to the task while assuring that the Chapel would live up to its name, as one of the NUJ, Lagos State Council