Isa Garba Gadau Elected Chairman of Bauchi NUJ Council
Isa Garba Gadau of the Bauchi State Television has been elected as the new Chairman of the Bauchi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) following an election held on Saturday. Gadau received 87 votes, defeating Ahmed Mohamed of the Correspondents Chapel, who garnered 47 votes.
The election was overseen by the NUJ National Secretariat, represented by Zare Baba, the Zonal Vice President. Elizabeth Carr, the Chairperson of the 2026 NUJ Election, announced the results, which also included Isiyaka Wunti being elected as the new Council Secretary with 97 votes against Mu’azu Hassan of NTA, who received 37 votes.
Other elected officials include Danjuma Sarki Saleh as Vice Chairman, Adama Ibrahim as Treasurer, and Aliyu Sambo as Assistant Secretary. The National President of the NUJ, Comrade Alhassan Yahya Abdullahi, urged the new leaders to uphold integrity and professionalism.
In his acceptance speech, Gadau emphasized prioritizing journalists' welfare and adhering to the NUJ Constitution and Code of Ethics.
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