Daily Agenda Newspaper Publisher, Hosea Emerges PPA New Chairman, Promise To Be Transparent

Yakubu Busari

 

The  Jos Based Publisher of Daily Agenda Newspaper and  ,Apex Magazine ,Mr Nash Hosea Vongdip has emerged winner of the Plateau Publishers Association (PPA)  by scoring 14 votes to beat his close contestant , Mr Shabul Mazadu the publisher of The Beacon newspaper who scored 10 votes.

 

Mr  Vongdip expressed confidence in his victory promise to be transparent towards all a sundry as  he vowed  not to discriminate against any Publisher “now it is time to build the union to achieve tremendous success”.

 

He solicited for the cooperation of the union members to join hands with him to ensure transparency and committed leadership that can make them promote the state and democracy.

 

Vongdip thanks members for finding him worthy to contribute to the development of the association as he promised accountability, transparency in the affairs of the PPA.

 

The election was held at Bishop court on Sunday evening  under the supervision of  the Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Mr Paul Jatau, Former NUJ Chairman, Mr Katdaba Gobum, Former Perm secretary Ministry of Finance, Isaac Wadak, former Chairman Correspondent Chapel, Mr Yemi Kosoko ,security personnel and media representatives in Jos.

 

The following were unopposed they  affirmed their position, Mr James Nanfa Daman PRO, Social, Welfare, Mr Yakubu Ajala, Auditor Sunday Taiwo, Assistant Secretary, Miss Juliana Uzoka, Secretary Ogak Walbe, Treasurer Mrs Helen  Bok, Vice Chairman Mr Daniel Bok,  were all sworn in as they took oath of office to run the affairs of the PPA for 3 years.

 

The NUJ, Plateau State council chairman, Mr Paul Jatau congratulated the newly elected officials of PPA for the display of maturity and conducting a hitch free election.

 

Jatau tasked the association to work towards the welfare of their members by ensuring that they are more united focus as employers of labour and to treat their Reporters with respect.

 

He promised to offer full support to the new exco in promoting the association to achieve betterment of the new union.

 

Former Chairman Katdapba Gobum eulogies the PPA by calling on the new exco to give priority to the welfare of their employees and restructure the union to do the right thing.

 

According to him, the current challenges of poverty ravaging the country ,I  appeal that you should take the  issue of salary payment seriously so as to reduce the difficulty been experience.

 

Mr Shabul Mazadu also congratulates those who emerged to run the union and he called on all his supporters to put aside their differences and work to improve the welfare of Association.

 

Mazadu warned that no more factional body we are all one now, we shouldn’t get offended but give Nash Vondip the maximum cooperation to uplift the association.