By Kenneth Jukpor
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kings Communications Limited and Editor-in-Chief of MMS Plus newspaper, Mr. Kingsley Anaroke has been re-elected as President of the League of Maritime Editors and Publishers.
Anaroke was reelected at the group’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) which held in Lagos yesterday.
The entire executives of the veteran maritime journalist group were given a clean slate to continue serving executive members having performed meritoriously in the first two years tenure.
Beside the President, other officers returned were; Vice President – Mr. Shola Fadeyi; Mr. Francis Ugwoke – Secretary General; Mr. Okey Iroegbu – Asst Secretary General and Mr. Felix Kumuyi- Financial Secretary.
Others include Mr. Mazi Tony Ohakwe – Treasurer; Mr. Shola Mekusi – Welfare Officer and Mr. Friday Odoemena – Public Relations Officer.
President of League, Anaroke, in his acceptance speech after the election thanked members for the confidence reposed in the executive members which was the reason for returning them for a second term.
Anaroke said that the executives had on assuming office in 2018 embarked on rebranding project agenda, adding that this was to give League a new image and status in the industry.
He noted that so far the League has been positioned in the maritime industry as a chief media advocate and leader among other groups.
Anaroke also promised that the executives would continue to work hard for the best interest of the League and justify the confidence reposed in the leadership.
The Publisher of Shipping World Magazine, Elder Asu Beks who was the Returning Officer for the election commended the manner in which the election was conducted smoothly without any acrimony.
He advised the new exco to work hard for the betterment of the group in the next two years.
Asu Beks commended the executive team led by Anaroke for getting an exquisite office for the League which is located at First Avenue, Festac Town.
He said this was something the group could not achieve for the past 22 years, even as he disclosed that the new office would be commissioned soon.
Other members who spoke at the event advised the new executives to work in harmony in order to achieve the dream of the group.
