Ahead of the election for the position of National Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, two key aspirants have been disqualified.
The electoral committee for the election, scheduled to take place in Kano, announced in a statement on Saturday that Chizoba Ogbeche and Rabi Mohammed, the incumbent Vice President of Zone D (North Central) and Vice President of Zone A, respectively, had been disqualified.
According to the committee, Ogbeche was disqualified for failing to meet the constitutional requirement relating to attendance at congresses at her chapter level.
Similarly, Rabi Mohammed was disqualified following her appointment as Director of Social Mobilisation at the Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board.
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Ambulance, FRSC arrived at accident scene 10 minutes after – Ogun govt dismisses Afod’s claims However, both Ogbeche and Mohammed are yet to officially react to their disqualification as the power play for the NAWOJ leadership intensifies ahead of its 12th Triennial Delegates Conference.
The disqualification of Ogbeche and Mohammed may pave the way for Aisha Ibrahim, the incumbent NAWOJ president, to potentially return unopposed.
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