The immediate past Deputy President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Alhassan Yahaya has been elected as the new National President of the NUJ.

Alhassan Yahaya won the election during the 8th Triennial delegates conference held in Owerri, Imo State with 436 votes while Mr Tunde Atunbi polled 97 votes and Garba polled 39 votesAlhassan was the immediate National Deputy President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists

Also, a Deputy Director with Radio Nigeria, Mrs Abimbola Oyetunde emerged as Deputy National President of the Union unopposed and Muhammad Umar Tukur and Abdulrazak Bello Kaura were returned unopened as the Vice President and Zonal secretary Zone A respectively. Ronke Afebioye from Ekiti state Council was also re-elected unopposed as the vice President Zone B and other National executives who were equally returned unopposed.