Publisher of Real News, a digital newspaper Maureen Chigbo has emerged the President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP).
Maureen was elected at the end of the business session at the 5th GOCOP Annual Conference which took place at the Sheraton Hotels and Suites, Ikeja, Lagos.
She takes over from Mr DotunOladipo, the Publisher of The Eagle Online, who completed his second term this year.
Maureen was elected along with 14 other members to form the new GOCOP executive council at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guild on Wednesday, a statement by Remmy Nweke, the newly elected Publicity Secretary
of GOCOP.
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Elected along with her are; Mr Danlami Nmodu, mni, as the Deputy President, Mr Ken Ugbechie as Vice President, South; Mr Tom Chaiheman emerged Vice President, North; Mr Collins Edomaruse as General Secretary, Mr Olumide Iyanda as Deputy Secretary-General; Remmy Nweke as Publicity Secretary, Azu Arinze as Financial Secretary, and Mrs Yemisi Izuora the Treasurer.
“Equally at the AGM Messrs Max Amuchie, Horatius Egua, James Ume; Akeem Oyetunji; Raymond Ukaegbu and Tony Edike were elected Zonal Coordinators for the North Central; North East, North West, South West, South-South and South East, respectively,” the press statement added.
In her acceptance speech on behalf of her new exco team, Maureen Chigbo pledged to do her best in uplifting the ideals of GOCOP and credibility of members with the support and cooperation of the group.
The 2021 GOCOP Election Committee was chaired by Yusuf Ozi-Usman, publisher of Greenberg Reporters while Afolabi Odeyemi was the Secretary. Other members of the committee include Dr. Monday Ashibogwu
Mr. Wole Tokede, and Mr. Kazeem Akintunde.
GOCOP is a registered non-governmental, non-partisan, non-profit organisation, comprising owners of Online Publications, who previously worked as professional journalists in major mainstream media organisations.
The newly elected exco will be inaugurated on Thursday at the same venue