Northern Online Media Group has Elected Exco, on Saturday, to run the affairs of the group for the next three years.
Publisher of Nigerian Tracker, Comrade Abbas Yusha’u Yusuf Emerged Treasurer in the election which was held at Arewa House, Kaduna and supervised by the Electoral Committee of the Union.
Comrade Musa Mohammed from Kaduna State emerged as the new Executive President in the keenly contested election. He polled 287 votes to defeat his rival, Comrade Lynn Adda, the former NUJ chairman, of Taraba State, who got 138 votes.
Comrade Femi Adi from Kogi State emerged as the Executive Secretary with 210 votes. He defeated Comrade Rayyan Al-Hassan, who polled 207 votes.
By the constitution of the Union, the Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary Positions are reserved for persons who come second in both. Therefore, Comrade Lynn Adda and Comrade Rayyan Al-Hassan emerged as Deputy President and Assistant Secretary accordingly.
Others who emerged unopposed are Comrade Zaharaddeen Ishaq Zailani – Financial Secretary; Comrade Abraham Suleman – Asst. Financial Secretary, and Comrade Abbas Yusha’u Yusuf – Treasurer.
In his acceptance speech, Comrade Musa Mohammed urged members of the group to take advantage of social media platforms to fight fake news and promote good governance.
According to him, social media platforms can only be reliable for information dissemination when professional Journalists take over and use them professionally.
“Our greatest headache is the citizen Journalist problem, where anyone can post anything online without verifying the source or authenticating such stories. But the good thing is that professional Journalists are taking over now,” he said.
While urging members to work within the ethics of the profession, he expressed commitment to ensuring the unity and progress of the Union within the three-year term of office.
He, however, thanked the members who turned out for the election and prayed for their safe return to their destinations.
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