June 17, (THEWILL) – Mr. Eze Anaba, Editor of Vanguard Newspaper, has been elected the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors at the Guild’s biennial convention held in Owerri, Imo state.
Anaba polled 250 votes to defeat his rival, Mr. Bolaji Adebiyi, Managing Editor of Western Post newspaper, who got 81 votes.
Over 300 editors participated in the Guild’s biennial convention, which was declared open by Senator Hope Uzodimma, Governor of the state.
Anaba and members of the new exco would pilot the affairs of the apex association of Editors in Nigeria for the next two years.
He succeeds Mr Mustapha Isah.
Those returned unopposed include Husseina Bangshika as Deputy President, Steve Nwosu as Treasurer, Kabir Alabi Garba (Vice President West), Gabriel Akinadewo Folajimi (Assistant Secretary), Umoru Ibrahim (Vice President North), Muhammad Sanusi and Paulyn Owhievbie Ugbodaga (both Standing Committee North).
Other Editors elected are Charles Kalu (Social/Publicity Secretary), Sheddy Ozoene (Vice President East), Chinedu Egere and Dom Isute (Standing Committee East), Onuoha Ukeh, Rose Moses and Oluwole Sogunle (Standing Committee West).
