Femi Adesina was on Saturday re-elected unopposed as the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
NAN reports that Adesina, along with some executive members of the association were returned unopposed during the 2015 Biennial Convention of the NGE held in Lagos.
The other executive members re-elected were Garbadeen Mohammed as Deputy President, Suleiman Gaya as Vice President North, Victor Agusiobo as Vice President East and Steve Ayorinde as Vice President West.
Others were Assistant General Secretary, Mary Atolagbe; Treasurer, Ogbang Akwaji; and Social and Publicity Secretary, Funke Egbemode.
However, the post of National Secretary was contested for by Victoria Ibanga and Mustapha Isah.
Ibanga won the position with115 votes against Isah’s 103 votes.
A Deputy Editor-in-Chief with the News Agency of Nigeria, Malam Sani Adamu, was among the seven persons who won membership of the Guild’s Standing Committee.
