NUJ, Ughelli Correspondents Chapel Re-Elects Sunday Apah As Chairman

By Sunday Apah

Senior Correspondents of the Independent Newspapers Limited, Comrade Sunday Apah, had been re-elected Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ughelli Correspondents Chapel for another term of 3 years.

Apah was elected alongside Comrade Kparobor Eghwubare as Vice Chairman, Comrade Hezekiah Ovedhe, Secretary Comrade Oghenero Efenure, Assistant Secretary, Comrade Omamuzo Efidhere, Treasurer, Comrade Monica Ogbaudu, Financial Secretary and Comrade Godwin Ukane, Auditor.

In his acceptance speech, the newly inaugurated Chairman, Comrade Sunday Apah, commended members of the union for their support.

He promised to operate an open door system of administration where every member would be carried along.

According to Apah, “I will ensure major furniture that are lacking in the chapel’s secretariat would be bought for smooth running of the day-to-day activities of the secretariat.

In his keynote address, Comrade Ogono congratulated the inaugurated executives of the chapel and urged them to carry every member along, just as he enjoined members to support the new executive committee of the chapel.

High points of the event were the formal dissolution of the immediate past Comrade Sunday Apah led executive committee and inuaguration of the new committee by the Assistant Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Journalists ( NUJ ), Delta State Council, Comrade Felix Ekwu.

The Chairman of the Credentials Committee of the chapel, Comrade Moses Omovevah, stated, among other things, that all the inaugurated executive members of the chapel were returned unopposed

The Delta State NUJ Council delegates to the event was led by the Vice Chairman of the council, Comrade Salvation Ogono.

Others were the Assistant Secretary, Comrade Felix Ekwu, Comrade Polycarp Orosevwotu, Financial Secretary and Comrade Celestine Afokoba, Auditor.