Following a letter from the National Headquarters of the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) & signed by the National President Pretty Okafor, in March, 2025, dissolving the former administration & appointing a five man Electoral Committee of elders with Comrade Fidel Shamel as the chairman twith the mandate o conduct an election a general congress was held and new executives were elected on Sunday, 3rd August, 2025.
Find below details of the free, fair and credible poll.
1: Venue: Police Barracks, Police Headquarters, Makurdi.
2: Time: 3.00 PM to 7.00PM.
3: No. of Members: 52
4: No of accredited voters 48
5: No of contestants 18
6: Posts contested:
A: Governor
B: 1st Deputy Gov.
C : 2nd Deputy Gov.
D: Finical Secretary
E: Treasurer
F: Publicity Secretary 1
G: Publicity Secretary 2
H: Welfare 1
I: Welfare 2.
7: Eventual Winners with votes Got:
A :Oryina Kumave Fredrick
Governor – 38 Votes
B: Owoicho Idoko Ezekiel
(Kuro Face) 1st Deputy Gov- 30 Votes.
C: Shedrack Malu
2nd Deputy Gov- 32 Votes
D: Bonase Msendoo Dookwase -Treasurer. Unopposed.
E: Princess Daniel Binga( Lady Gaga)- Finical Secretary- Unopposed.
F: Pamela Johnson
– Welfare 1: 35 Votes
G: Nyamgen Gabriel Hensha- Welfare2: Unopposed.
H: Koko G Paul ( Bobo T)
PRO 1. 27 votes.
9:Aonduhemba Tondo (Batos) PRO 2: Unopposed
10:Akighir Linus Terlumun -Auditor: Unopposed.
Electoral Committee Members Present were
Fidelis Shami (Fidel Shamel)
Chairman
Slim Kull
Secretary
Dennis Abakpa
member.
Dooshima Terseer
Member.
This election has since been ratified by the National working committee and the national President Pretty Okafor and members of the national executive council will be in Makurdi soon for the official inauguration of the newly elected executives of Benue chapter.
