By Sonnie Nwosu
In a keenly contested election of the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN), held on Tuesday 12 September, Mr. Sydney Sparrow Jacks emerged as the new governor of the association in FCT.
The election conducted by Aita Bonny, Secretary General of the Lagos based national body was devoid of rancour as the opponent, Mr. Romeo Nyamatsa gracefully stepped down in the spirit of progress and peace to the approval of members who witnessed the epoch making event in their support for the elected new leader of the association.
The event started with the accurate handling of the Data base by Pastor ThankGod who displayed the appropriate method of making elections hitch free despite the massive turnout of registered members from the six geopolitical zones of the FCT.
Visibly happy Aita Bonny thanked the dedicated members for making his assignment very easy with their show of maturity and confessed that the FCT election is the most peaceful in all his State Chapters elections he had conducted in his official capacity as the Secretary General of PMAN.
Giving reasons of his stepping down, Romeo stated that the success of the association which has been in comatose for sometime was paramount to him.
He declared his belief in the ability of the legend Sparrow of the two can play fame, to pilot the affairs of the association for the benefit of members and urged everyone to give him the maximum support to excel.
In his response, Mr. Sydney Jacks accepted and appreciated the confidence reposed in him by the members as he promised to carry everybody along in his quest to restore the glory of the association in Abuja.
He also pledged to revitalize PMAN FCT chapter and position Abuja to be the entertainment hot bed of Nigeria with his able deputy, Mr. Kaycee Kline, aka Mike Bobos of Blakes Ecxellent Resorts who also praised the organizing Committee for a job well done.
Other elected officers include; Philip Joe, Welfare Favour Johnson, Media John bull, provost and others.
The Sole Administrator, Dovie Menna, aka Baba 2010 was highly elated to have succeeded in overseeing a new birth of PMAN FCT chapter and thanked members for their impressive display of maturity and tranquility as the real winners of the exercise.