PHTOTO: (above) Julius Kanubah, President and Beatrice Sieh, Vice President; (below) Akoi Baysah, Secretary-General; and Julius Konton, Assistant Secretary-General
Press Union of Liberia Interim Committee Press Release
Monrovia – 30 September 2024- The Interim Committee of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) today, Monday Kicked off two days of activities to commemorate the Union’s 60th anniversary.
On Monday there was an all-day musical festival at the Union’s headquarters on Clay Street to celebrate the resilience of the founding fathers and reflect on the monumental milestone in the history of the organization.
As part of the festivities, the induction of the newly elected officers of the Union will take place on Tuesday, October 1, at the Bella Casa Hotel on 3rd Street in Sinkor, Monrovia. Veteran Journalist, Former PUL President and Publisher of the Daily Observer Newspaper, Kenneth Y. Best will induct the officers; while the Resident Representative of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador, Josephine Nkrumah will deliver the keynote speech.
Those to be inducted are Julius Kanubah, President; Beatrice Sieh, Vice President; Akoi Baysah, Secretary-General; and Julius Konton, Assistant Secretary-General. The new Union leaders will serve for the next three years.
They were elected on 21 September 2024 at the Effort Baptist Church School in Paynesville, in a rerun election mandated by the 9th Judicial Circuit Court in Gbarnga, Bong County.
The rerun election followed the annulment of the November 19, 2022, disputed Union elections in Gbarnga.
Meanwhile, the Interim Committee is inviting government officials, diplomats, development partners, civil society actors, students and religious leaders to witness the official celebration of the Union’s diamond jubilee and the induction of officers-elect, beginning at 6:00 pm prompt on this Tuesday.