Election: Comrade Musa Mohammed Emerges as Nat'l President of NOMRP

 





Comrade Musa Mohammed,
New President NOMRP



...Urges Members to Take Over Social Media, Fight Fake News 


A northern-based media group, under the aegis of the Northern Online Media Reporters and Publishers (NOMRP), on Saturday elected its national executive members.

The election, held in Kaduna at Arewa House, was supervised by the union's electoral committee.

Comrade Musa Mohammed from Kaduna State emerged as the new national president in a keenly contested election. He polled 287 votes to defeat his rival, Comrade Lynn Adda, the former NUJ chairman of Taraba State, who received 138 votes.

Comrade Femi Adi from Kogi State emerged as the national secretary with 210 votes, defeating Comrade Rayyan Al-Hassan, who polled 207 votes.

According to the union's constitution, the deputy national president and national assistant secretary positions are reserved for the runners-up in the presidential and secretary elections, respectively. Therefore, Comrade Lynn Adda and Comrade Rayyan Al-Hassan became the deputy national president and national assistant secretary, accordingly.

Other candidates who emerged unopposed are: Comrade Zaharaddeen Ishaq as national financial secretary; Comrade Abraham Suleman as assistant national financial secretary; and Comrade Abbas Yusha'u as national treasurer.

In his acceptance speech, Comrade Musa Mohammed urged members across the 19 northern states to use social media platforms to combat fake news and promote good governance.

He stated that social media platforms can only be reliable for information dissemination when professional journalists take control and use them professionally.

"Our greatest headache is the 'citizen journalist' problem, where anyone can post anything online without verifying the source or authenticating such stories. But the good thing is that professional journalists are now taking over," he said.

While urging members to adhere to the ethics of the profession, he expressed his commitment to ensuring the unity and progress of the union during his three-year term.

He thanked the members who participated in the election and wished them safe travels back to their destinations.


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