Plateau Publishers Association Holds Election Sunday, 28th April, 2019.
By Moses Gbande
From left, Valentin Adeseh, publisher of the Reality Newspaper, Mr. Joseph Adudu- Publisher of African Drum Magazine and Pastor Tom Kuska Publicity Secretary of the Committee.
The Interim Management Committee of the Plateau State Publishers Association says it has completed arrangements to conduct Elections to Elects Executive officials to man the affairs of the Association in the next three years.
Briefing Journalists on Friday at the Reality News Office along, Rwampam street in Jos, the Plateau State Capital on the level of preparedness, the Interim Chairman of the committee and the Publisher of the African Drum, Mr. Joseph Adudu said the Election is fixed for the 28th day of April 2019.
He said, Publishers as employers of labour and trainers of IT Students studying Mass communication from various tarshary Institutions of learning in the State have also been partnering with government and other public institutions for a better society.
He Commended the state government, high profile personalities in the state led by the Director General of the Industrial Training Fund, Sir Joseph Ari for intervening in the crises that bedeviled the Association in recent time which led to the splingter groups within the Association.
He said with the intervention, both factions have merged together with a firm resolved to work under the aegis of Plateau Publishers Association for the promotion of peace Journalism for the development of the state.
He said the Association has so far constituted a Constitutional drafting committee to work on the Association’s Code of conduct.
Adding that authentic members of the Association have been screened and will be participating in the election, saying, interested candidates have picked interest forms for various positions.
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