Some leaders and former officers of Chapter haveNigeria Association of Women Journalists, Oyo State condemned the emergence of parallel executives of the association in the state.
This was stated in a statement jointly signed by the pioneer Chair, Bose Oyewole, and other former chairs in the state.
They blamed the national executive of the association for the polarisation in the state.
Other chairpersons, who signed the statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan, included Bisi Yomi-Layinka, Adekitan Adeagbo, Toyin Malik and Foluso Lala.
Some other stakeholders who signed the letter are Kemi Ajayi, Dr. Tayo Lewis, Tinu Ayanniyi and Bolatito Joseph.
The leaders said that the once vibrant group in the state was polarised due to inconsistency on the part of the national executives.
They said: “It is unprecedented that an election stipulated to hold at the Press Centre, home of all journalists, was moved to the secretariat of some other group.
“When members were already on ground to exercise their franchise in obedience to the instruction of the NAWOJ National Executives.”
The statement said that NAWOJ elders in the state had already written the national body to postpone the election having seen the trend of events and to enable them intervenes in the crisis.
They pleaded with the two executives inaugurated simultaneously on Thursday to come together for peaceful negotiation and resolution.
It also urged all NAWOJ members in the state to calm down and give peace a chance.
NAN reports that NAWOJ members in the state had on Thursday simultaneously elected and inaugurated two sets of executives at the NUJ Press Centre and Trade Union Congress office.
While the Omolola Alamu-led executives held their election and swearing-in at the NUJ Press Centre, the immediate past chairperson, Jadesola Ajibola, and her executive had their election and swearing-in ceremony at the TUC office.