By Akinwale Kasali
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists, NGIJ, has dissolved the Executive Committee of the Guild led by its former Acting President, Wale Abydeen.
This became necessary following the determination, commitment and zeal of members in repositioning the Guild for improved effectiveness, transparency and accountability.
The Guild dissolved the executive committee that served in Acting capacity for over one year during the Virtual Congress attended by over 40 members nationwide on Sunday, June 21, 2020.
The Special Congress was chaired by Israel Bolaji, former Vice President of the Guild on Communication and Investigation.
A 5-member Electoral Committee was nominated to conduct the Guild’s fresh elections to fill positions as provided for in its newly Amended Constitution.
The Electoral Committee consists of Abiodun Abdulkareem of Focus TV and Rowland Olonishuwa of Herald Newspaper.
Other members are Ikem Ifeoma, Tope Sunday of Blueprint Newspaper and Solanke Taiwo.
The Congress mandated the committee to work out modalities to ensure smooth conduct of the Guild ‘s election within one month.
NGIJ is a registered association of journalists in Nigeria with special interest in Investigative Journalism.
One of its flagship projects is the State Governance Assessment Report (GAR) which it conducted in Kogi and Bayelsa states respectively and unveiled the reports to the general public.
