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Delta NUJ Election: Oyowe Re-elected Chairman, Defeats Obieh
Comrade Churchill Oyowe has been re-elected as Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Delta State Council.
Oyowe, a Deputy Director at the Delta State Ministry of Information polled 238 votes to defeat his rival, Kenneth Obieh, a former Chairman of the NUJ State Information Chapel, who scored 218 votes in the 2026 council election held on Thursday at the union’s Secretariat in Asaba.
For the position of State Secretary, Felix Ekwu of the Delta Broadcasting Service Warri, polled 237 votes to defeat Comrade Pere Botu of the Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS) Asaba who scored 202 votes.
In the Vice Chairman contest, Patrick Ochie scored 241 votes to defeat Monday Osayande of the Guardian Newspaper who polled 173 votes.
Similarly, Josephine Iroro defeated Andy Emephia in the contest for Assistant Secretary with 267 votes against 188 votes.
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