Nigerian editors set for new elections

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) will elect its new executives on March 1, at its convention scheduled to hold at the Premier Hotel, Ibadan, Oyo State.

A statement by the general secretary of the guild, Mr Isaac Ighure in Lagos on Tuesday said the new executives would run the affairs of the NGE for the next two years.

The tenure of the current executives, led by Mr Gbenga Adefaye of Vanguard Newspapers, ended in January, the statement said.

It said that Malam Mohammed Haruna of Daily Trust Newspapers would serve as chairman of the eight-man electoral committee, while Mr Ray Ekpu of Newswatch Magazine would be the chairman of the convention.

According to the statement, a former governor of Ogun and veteran journalist, Chief Olusegun Osoba,will be the special guest of honour at the event.

Osoba is also expected to deliver a paper on “The future of journalism in Nigeria: Evolving models in the age of the Internet”.

Information Minister, Labaran Maku, is also expected to address the over 300 editors tha