Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has congratulated Mrs. Funke Egbemode, Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The New Telegraph Newspaper, on her election as President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE).

Governor Amosun in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday and signed by his Senior Special Assistant (Media) Adejuwon Soyinka described Mrs. Egbemode’s emergence as President of the Guild as “a well deserved honour.”

He added that “anyone who has followed the career path of Mrs. Egbemode over the years will not be surprised at how far she has come in her chosen profession of journalism.”

The Ogun State Governor also commended the Guild of Editors for electing Mrs. Egbemode in a rancor-free process.

•Photo shows NGE President Funke Egbemode.

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