Publisher of Freelanews.com, Victor Ojelabi, has been elected as the treasurer of the Society of Digital Newspaper of Nigeria, SDNON, and recently inaugurated him and other executives at an event in Lagos recently.
According to the release made available to the media, the chairman of the electoral committee, Gbenga Shaba, stated that he had no doubt in composition of the new executives.
“Today, we officially inaugurated the new leaders to pilot the affairs of our society, whose terms would terminate in 2024.
“As the chairman of the electoral committee, I can assure you that the election was free and fair on all that made known their wishes to take the society to the next level. And I can tell you for free that I’ve absolute trust in them to deliver,” Shaba submitted.
Other newly elected executives included Otunba Femi Davies as the new president, Femi Herbert as vice president, Seunmanuel Faleye was elected general secretary, Lilian Azuh as financial secretary and Abdallah el-Kurebe as registrar.
Victor Ojelabi is a creative mind, writer, movie buff, media and PR practitioner of many years. He is the CEO of Freelart Limited, the publishers of Freelanews print and online and also the convener of TheFLEA Conference and Awards.
The executives were charged to always carry out their duties in the best interest of the profession, the society and Nigeria as a whole.
The inauguration was held during the society’s second annual summit themed “Nigeria’s Security Architecture & Digital News Reportage: A Credibility Threshold For A Successful 2023 General Elections”. The keynote message was delivered by the vice presidential candidate of New Nigeria People Party, NNPP, Bishop Isaac Idahosa.
Aside the chairman of the 2022 SDNON electoral committee, Shaba, other members included Wale Onifade, Damilare Bankole, Bamidele Adeyemi and Abiola Alaba-Peters.
SDNON is a network of seasoned journalists drawn from across newsrooms and a rallying point for like-minded individuals in the new media space, driven by excellence and poised to make clear-cut mark in contemporary journalism using modern tools of the profession.
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
