Agbo succeeds Okhai DGN presidency, pledging to unify and reform the Guild while naming Grace Edwin-Okon as its first female vice president
After sailing through the battle of competing and winning the race as president of the Directors Guild of Nigeria, Uchenna Agbo seems to be wasting no time to hit the ground running.
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Recall that Agbo emerged as the president-elect of the Guild at its general election conducted in seven zones of the association, where he will succeed Dr. Victor Okhai in May.
He defeated close rival, director Teco Benson, to clinch the topmost position of the guild. He will lead as the 9th president of the Guild since it was founded in 1999.
Expressing his gratitude, Agbo promised to build a DGN that works for every member regardless of where they belong.
He also called on members of the Guild to rise above division and join hands with him to restore dignity and create opportunity and direction for the directors’ body.
“My mission is to build a DGN that works for all members at home and abroad, young and veteran, famous and forgotten.
“With deep humility and immense gratitude, I accept the responsibility you have bestowed upon me as the newly elected president of the Directors’ Guild of Nigeria.
This moment is not mine alone; it belongs to every member who believed in the possibility of a new dawn, who dared to hope that our Guild could rise again with strength, structure, and soul.
“This moment is not mine alone; it belongs to every member who believed in the possibility of a new dawn, who dared to hope that our guild could rise again with strength, structure, and soul,” Agbo said in his acceptance speech.
Other elected members were Mrs. Grace Edwin-Okon, National Vice President; Perekeme Odon, National Secretary; and Mr. Ofia Mbaka, who returned as Assistant National Secretary after he ran unopposed for the job.
The former chairman of the Abuja chapter, Mr. Emmanuel Tagbo Eyaba, emerged as the new National Public Relations Officer.
Former Treasurer Osita Okolie emerged as the National Financial Secretary, while Mr. John Paul Nwanganga returned unopposed as the National Welfare Service Director.
Prince Cyril Udubrakpor also emerged as the National Chief Whip (Provost), while Mr. Ebuka Onuma emerged as the National Treasurer.
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Meanwhile, Grace Edwin-Okon becomes the first woman to occupy that position in the Guild’s history.
