By Oka Ibor
Yorkshire, UK – The Igbo Union Yorkshire (IUY), United Kingdom, has elected a 15-member government to pilot the affairs of the group for the following two years.
Saying the outcomes of the ballot, the Chairman of the Election Committee, Ndubuisi Akwuegbu Esq, stated Dr Emmanuel Nwofe scored 85 votes to defeat Chief Emeka Mmotoh l., who scored 25 votes and Chief Zabedee Ohaeri, who garnered 18 votes to emerge as the brand new President of the group.
Additionally elected within the new government have been, Mazi Gabriel Ajok as Vice President, Mr Ifeanyi Madu as Basic Secretary, Mr Nnamdi Sylvester Azike as Assistant Basic Secretary, Mr Emeka Ibeh as Monetary Secretary, Nze Ferdinand Agina Morgbo as Assistant Monetary Secretary, Mr Ebubechukwu Agu as Treasurer and Miss Nkiru Iwuanyanwu as Publicity Secretary.
Lolo Ebere Azeta, incoming Lady Chief, IUY
Others embody Mazi Chukwuanu Sunday Okagbue as Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mrs Ugonne Angelo as Social/Welfare Director, Mr Paul Nwovu as Assistant Welfare Director, Mr Kelechi Uzoho as Provost, Mrs Blessing Okonkwo as Provost 2, Mr Chukwunweike Igwe Donald as Workplace of the Provost 3 and Mrs Ebere Azeta as Girls Chief.
The Chairman of the three-member election committee thanked members for the peaceable conduct of the elections.
President-elect of IUY, Dr Emmanuel Nwofe, accepting his election into the Workplace
Responding, the brand new President, Dr Nwofe accepted his victory and thanked the members for his or her overwhelming votes for him.
He promised to offer the wanted management that might promote the welfare of members and the Igbo tradition.
Additionally talking, the outgoing President, Chief Charles Ukandu, who appreciated the electoral committee, congratulated the incoming administration and all of the contestants and your entire IUY, for the profitable conduct of the elections.
Chief Ukandu reminded the President-elect that, his election was a name to service and prayed for a greater IUY.
Different IUY members who spoke expressed their pleasure and happiness with the electioneering course of and with the ultimate outcomes, vowing to help the brand new government.
The election was additionally attended by the Pioneer President of IUY, Chief Servant Emeritus Mathew Nkemdirim, who performed an important position in aiding the outgone government to make sure the profitable conduct of the election.
Our correspondent gathered that the brand new executive-elect of the Igbo Union Yorkshire (IUY) United Kingdom can be sworn in and inaugurated through the Finish of 12 months Celebrations of the IUY, slated for Saturday, December 14, 2024.
The Executives-elect have been issued with their respective Certificates of Return instantly after the conduct of the elections.
