New Oyo NUJ Chairman emerges amidst litigation

In an election conducted on Wednesday December 18, 2019 to elect new executive members for the Oyo Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Mr Ademola Babalola has emerged as Chairman of the union.

He was, along with his team, sworn in to steer the ship of the union for the next three years.

In the election, Babalola polled 179 votes to defeat his opponent, Adewumi Faniran of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, who polled six votes.


Faniran, who is the outgoing chairman, and his supporters boycotted the election which they felt had been compromised even before its conduct.

Others who emerged winners in the election included Olusola Oladapo, who scored 175 votes to defeat the incumbent secretary, Bola Ogunlayi who got 10 vote; Akeem Abas defeated the incumbent Treasurer, Busola Adetunji to emerge Treasurer; Abiodun Atitola emerged unopposed as Financial Secretary and Daud Aderogba emerged unopposed as Assistant Secretary.

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