The Association of Practitioners of Community Media in Nigeria, APCOM, has fixed September 9, 2022, for the election of its new executives.
To this effect, the body has nominated a Metro journalist with The Vanguard Newspaper, Mrs Adelaja Abosede to head its credential committee while the publisher of Kosofe Inside-Out, Mr Olalekan Lawal was nominated as the committee secretary.
The committee on Friday, August 26, 2022, announced eight vacant positions to be occupied by interested candidates which are President , Vice President, General Secretary , Assistant General Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, PRO and Welfare Officer.
According to a statement signed by the committee chairman and the secretary, sales of Expression of Interest forms will take place between September 1-7, 2022 and submission of forms between September 8 and 12 follows by screening of candidates on September 15, 2022.
“Names of eligible candidates will be displayed on September 16 while campaigns will start on September 19,” it added.
APCOM had, at its meeting of Friday, August 19, 2022, dissolved its former executive members, led by Publisher, Ilupeju Today, Mr Dayo Akintobi while the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mr Odion Aleobua, took over the affairs of the association.
“While we look forward to a free and fair elections, kindly, direct all enquiries to the Credential Committee,” said Adelaja.
