The Electronic Media Content Owners Association of Nigeria (EMCOAN) has elected new executives, who are expected to bring in new leadership for the content creation organisation.
The election held on Thursday March 7, 2023 Prior to the election, the outgoing president of the association, Mrs Jibe Ologeh, expressed her appreciation for the support she and her team received from members of the organisation in the past two years. She stated that recognition of EMCOAN as a sectoral body of the Advertising Regulatory council of Nigeria (ARCON) was the high point of her administration’s achievements.
She also stated that the establishment of the first electronic media content market in Nigerian – NEMCEA, which is in the third season, this year, also stands the association out as a force to reckon with in the motion picture industry. She urged the association to accord even greater support to the incoming executives so as to take the association to higher level.
Mr Adeniji Omirin emerged the unopposed president of the association. Other executives elected were: First Vice President, Chinedu Ugwu; Second Vice President, Patrick Doyle; Steve Alayande was returned as the General Secretary, Mrs Anita Aggarrey-Oke and Mr Longe Omolaja were returned as financial secretary and welfare secretary respectively.
Immediately after the inauguration of the new executives, who he new President, Mr Omirin called for the elevation of Mrs Jibeh Ologeh to membership of Board of Trustees of EMCOAN to fill vacuum created by the demise of former members.
Other members of the BOT of EMCOAN are Chief Opa Williams (Chairman), Agatha Amata and Emeka Ossai.
The new executives led by Mr Adeniji Omirin promised to take the Association to a higher realm and solicited for unalloyed support of members of the association.
