The Nation Newspaper’s Correspondent in Kaduna, Alhaji Abdulgafar Alabelewe, has emerged as the new Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kaduna State Council.
Alhaji Abdulgafar polled 127 votes to defeat the incumbent, Asma’u Yawo Halilu, who received 81 votes in the Monday poll held at the Kaduna State Council of NUJ.
Incumbent Council Secretary, Gambo Santos Sanga, was also re-elected for a second term, having polled 133 votes to beat outgoing Council Treasurer, Nicholas Dereka of Daily Asset, who received 73 votes.
Speaking at the NUJ Secretariat in Kaduna on Monday, shortly after his declaration, the chairman-elect, Alhaji Abdulgafar, said the election had been won since the time his campaign was flagged off, considering the massive support they had received across the chapel.
He noted that each ballot paper thrown into the box was a call for change, fresh breath, transparency, and accountability.
He called on his opponent to maintain the spirit of sportsmanship and join hands with the new administration to move the Council forward.
