From: Femi Oyelola in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Correspondent of Nation Newspaper, Alhaji Abdulgafar Alabelewe, has emerged as the new Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kaduna State Council.
Abdulgafar pulled 127 votes to beat the incumbent Asma’u Yawo Halilu, who got 81 Votes at the Monday poll held at the Kaduna State Council of NUJ.
Incumbent Council Secretary Gambo Santos Sanga was also reelected for the second time and got 133 to beat outgoing Council Treasurer Nicholas Dereka of Daily Asset, who got 73 votes.
Speaking at the NUJ Secretariat Kaduna on Monday, shortly after his declaration, the Chairman-elect, Abdulgafar, said that the election had been won since the time his campaign was flagged off, considering the massive support that they had received across the chapel.
He added that each ballot paper that was thrown into the wax was a call for change; it was it’s a call for fresh breath, transparency, agency, 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.
“I am overwhelmed, and I must say that the support that I received so far is massive.
“The election has been won since we flag off this campaign, considering the massive support that we had received across the chapel.”
