From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Yobe State Council, has inaugurated a five-man electoral committee to conduct its 2026 council election scheduled for November.
The committee was constituted and endorsed at the council’s Congress meeting held on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at the Mai Mala Buni Conference Hall, Press Centre, Damaturu.
The state chairman, Comrade Rajab Mohammed Ismael, inaugurated the committee and charged its members to discharge their responsibilities with fairness, transparency and impartiality.
He warned against favouritism and partisanship, urging the committee to work independently and ensure a credible electoral process that would produce the next set of executive members of the council.
The Congress meeting attracted more than 80 members, who endorsed the composition of the five-man electoral committee.
Speaking on behalf of the committee, its secretary, Mustapha Yusuf Musa of NTA Damaturu, assured members that the committee would work harmoniously with all contestants to ensure a fair and transparent election.
He said the committee had a reputation to protect and would conduct the election in a manner that upheld the integrity of the union.
Mustapha further reminded members that the NUJ remained one family, stressing that all contestants would be given a level playing field to participate in the electoral process.
The committee is chaired by Mohammed Usman Mandama of YTV Chapel, while Mustapha Yusuf Musa of NTA Damaturu will serve as secretary.
Other members are Ibrahim Adamu Saleh of Information Chapel, Hajja Fati of YBC and Michael Oshoma of the Correspondents’ Chapel.
The NUJ Yobe State Council election is expected to hold in November 2026.