ASHENEWS reports that Aisha Bura has been elected as the new president of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) during the Association’s 11th triennial delegates conference.
This decision was made after a keenly contested election where she defeated the incumbent NAWOJ President, Mrs Ladi Bala on Saturday night in Abuja.
The other newly elected officials include Wasila Ladan as National Secretary; Lillian Okonkwo as National Deputy President and Jamila Chinwe as National Auditor.
The new executives were sworn-in at Dr. Maryam Babangida Women Centre in Abuja, the venue of the election.
Bura contested for the same position but lost to Ladi in 2020 in Minna, Niger state.
Her emergence is seen as a comeback to achieve her dream.
Other candidates on the Bura team who contested in the election also emerged victorious.
The NAWOJ election results are as follow;
President – Aisha Bura – 498; Ladi Bala – 381
Deputy National President – Folake Ade-Adeniji – 313; Lillian Okonkwo – 521
National Secretary – Helen Udofia – 423; Wasila Ladan – 437
Assistant National Secretary – Aisha Cole – 498; Bulak Afsa – 345
Auditor – Joyce Haruna – 318; Jamila Chinwe – 543
The Treasurer, Fatima Rasheed and Financial Secretary, Ifeoma Aka were unopposed
