The Publisher of Realnews, Maureen Chigbo, has emerged as the new President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) for the next two years.
She takes over from the publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, after he served out two terms.
Maureen was elected the fourth President of GOCOP alongside 14 others as the new set of Executive Committee (Exco) at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guild on Wednesday, at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
Also elected were Danlami Nmodu, Deputy President; Ken Ugbechie, Vice President, South; Tom Chaiheman, Vice President, North; Collins Edomaruse, General Secretary; Olumide Iyanda, Deputy Secretary-General; Remmy Nweke, Publicity Secretary; Azu Arinze, Financial Secretary; Mrs. Yemisi Izuora, Treasurer.
Messrs Max Amuchie, Horatius Egua, James Ume; Akeem Oyetunji; Raymond Ukaegbu and Tony Edike were also elected Zonal Coordinators for the North Central; North East, North West, South West, South-South and South East, respectively.
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 were inaugurated on Thursday at the same venue.