Vanguard Editor, Anaba, Emerges President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors

Editor of Vanguard newspaper, Mr Eze Anaba, has been elected as President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE).

Mr Anaba was declared winner after scoring majority 250 votes in the Friday election at the 2023 Biennial Convention of the Guild holding in Owerri, Imo State.

His only rival, in the election, Bolaji Adebiyi, formerly of Thisday Newspapers scored 81 votes.

With the election, Anaba succeeds Mustapha Isa of the Silverbird Group.

Prior to the election, Anaba was before his election the Social and Publicity Secretary

The new NGE president has various times worked as the Deputy Editor, Saturday Editor, Senior Deputy News Editor, and the Law and Human Rights Editor.

He holds Master’s Communication from Leicester University, United Kingdom.

For other positions in the NGE election, the following were returned unopposed: Husseina Bangshika as Deputy President, Steve Nwosu as treasurer, Kabir Alabi Garba (Vice President West), Gabriel Akinadewo Folajimi (Assistant Secretary), Umoru Ibrahim (Vice President North), Muhammad Sanusi and Paulyn Owhievbie Ugbodaga (both Standing Committee North).

Other editors elected are Charles Kalu (Social/Publicity Secretary), Sheddy Ozoene (Vice President East), Chinedu Egere and Dom Isute (Standing Committee East), Onuoha Ukeh, Rose Moses and Oluwole Sogunle (Standing Committee West).