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Omowole re-elected as NAWOJ President

Mrs Ifeyinwa Omowole, has been re-elected as the National President of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, ( NAWOJ ) to serve a second term.

Omowole floored her Deputy Mrs Bilquees Oladimeji to clinch the position at the National Convention held in Benin, Edo State.

With a total of 240 votes, Omowole  defeated her opponent who polled 270 votes.

The third contestant dropped Thursday morning leaving the two candidates to slug it out at the polls.

After a long accreditation, NAN reports that voting and collation process which lasted the whole of Thursday night to Friday morning, Omowole who is a senior editor with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was declared winner at about 7:20 A.M..

She has already been sworn in for her second tenure in office.

 

Posted by Juliet Ekwebelam

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