Bauchi EDs Forum Elects Retired perm, sec, as Chairperson


From Usman Shehu, BAUCHI

Former Bauchi Permanent Secretary, Mrs Lydia J. Shehu Gar has been elected as the new chairperson of Executive Directors' Forum known as "EDs Forum" in Bauchi State.

Mrs Lydia Gar Executive Director, Rescue Initiative for Sustainable Development (RISD) who emerged winner scored  11 votes to defeated her opponent, Dr Briskila O. Emefesi of BEWOF who got 5 votes.

Other elected unopposed executives to various positions are, Maikudi Mustapha from Center for Enviroment and Community Health Development as Vice Chairperson, Rashida Musa Mukaddas from Women Child Youth Health Education Initiative as Secretary, Sagir Shehu Mustapha from Patriotic for Community Development Initiative as Financial Secretary, Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu from Adolescent Health and Information Project as PRO, Blessing Ogonyi from World Changers Exceptional Organization as Assistant Secretary and Maryam Emmanuel from Megan Heart Community Development Initiative as Treasurer.

The new Executives are to run the affairs of the EDs Furum for the next three years. 

In her acceptance speech, Mrs Lydia expressed delight over the mandate given to her by members and promised to carry everybody alone as well as to operate open door policy, trensperent and to make the forum bigger, better, stronger and more vabrant.

Dr Briskila Emefesi who lost the election, thanked and appreciated the voters for their doggedness to come out in numbers to vote for candidates of their choice, which she described as real demoçratic. And conguratulated the winner and colleague in the development work. 

"l'm very excited taking part in the election," yes I knew it's not easy for someone to lose in an election, it's not do or die affairs but a game of win or loss and today I'm happy because is a continues journey to my political life". She said.

On his part, the outgoing chairperson, Malam Sodangi Chindo commended the electoral committee Members for conducting a successful election of the new Executive members.

Malam Sodangi equally commended the two contestants especially for the post of chairperson between Mrs Lydia Gar and Dr Briskila O Emefesi for their dogedness and spsortsmanship during and after the elections.

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