Yakubu Busari
The Association of Publishers Newspapers/Magazines in Plateau state have resolved their internal wrangling and form a new body of five man interim EXCO run the affairs depending the termination the interim committee.
In a press statement made available to journalists in Jos, by Pastor Tom Kubua
Publicity Secretary disclosed how they have been constituted interim committee to run the affairs of the association cum conduct elections for the association (Plateau Publishers Association).
Following the final dissolution and collective agreement of the different factions of all five-man interim committee members include:
1. Mr. Joseph Adudu: Chairman
2. Prince Valentine Adese: Secretary
3. Pastor Tom Kubua: Publicity Secretary
4. Ms. Janet Taden: Treasurer
5. Mr. Labaran Mohammed: Financial Secretary
In attendance were splinter factions and publishers of the defunct Plateau Independent Publishers Association PIPA, and the Plateau Publishers forum PPF.
The meeting that was at the instance of the Director General of the Industrial Training Fund, Sir, Joseph Ari, and witnessed by Chief Amos Gizo as adviser and a Director Public Affairs, ITF, resolved among other issues that:
1. All factions by whatever name have henceforth ceased to exist and should not be accorded recognition by any organization or government.
2. All publishers on the Plateau shall come under the name: Plateau Publishers Association.
3. The interim EXCO shall have a time frame of 3 months to conduct elections for a new body.
4. The meeting resolved to also have in submission all previous documents in possession by default splinter group to the interim Exco.
5. Guideline for elections and the conduct of same shall be covered by the term of reference for the interim Exco.
There was a unanimous applause, and gratitude to Sir Joseph Ari. The Director General of ITF and facilitator of the meeting by all those in attendance, including Chief Amos Gizo, a representative of Nigerian Union of Journalists, Ms. Ladi Emmanuel. Mr. Adudu, the interim Exco Chairman among others for the final resolution of the publishers protracted feud in the state.
