Members of the Publishers Association of Liberia (PAL) have elect a new leadership that will steer the affairs of the organization for the next three years.The poll which was held over the weekend at the headquarters of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) was observed by representatives from the National Elections Commission (NEC), Liberia Elections Observation Network (LEON), and the President of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL), Charles Coffey, Jr.
All the contestants including the President, Vice President, Secretary General and Financial Secretary were elected on ‘White Ballots’.
The Managing Director of the New Dawn Newspaper, Mr. Othello Garblah won the Presidency, while Mr. Sam O. Dean; Publisher of the Independent Newspaper was elected as Vice President. Others elected on ‘Whit Ballots’ included the Publisher of the Liberian Express, James G. Kaisolu as Secretary General and Abraham Donzo won the position as Financial Secretary.
According to PAL officials-elect, their inauguration is expected to take place in mid-January, 2022.