Following the botched election of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) on April 28, the President of the Guild, Segun Arinze, has resigned his position.
Arinze, whose tenure ended since December 9, had earlier been prevailed upon by the Board of Trustees of the guild to conduct the aborted election.
In a statement signed by him, Arinze lamented the recent events in the guild and the failure of the election held at the Annual General Meeting of the association in Benin, Edo State.
"The events in Benin on the 28th of April 2012 is now common knowledge. I know I constituted an independent Agnec that was to supposed to be devoid of any electoral rancour or external influences," the statement read.
"For my integrity and honour, I hereby resign as president of Actors Guild of Nigeria and it comes into effect immediately."
Arinze thanked the BOT for all the support given during his tenure, "the state chapter chairmen, his fellow presidents from other guilds in Nollywood, all AGN members and especially the media for their tremendous support".
"I want to thank profoundly my wife, Julie, for holding on during the challenging period of service to the guild," he added.
It is not yet clear what the guild's position is on the election of a new president.
Culled:dailytimesnigeria
Arinze, whose tenure ended since December 9, had earlier been prevailed upon by the Board of Trustees of the guild to conduct the aborted election.
In a statement signed by him, Arinze lamented the recent events in the guild and the failure of the election held at the Annual General Meeting of the association in Benin, Edo State.
"The events in Benin on the 28th of April 2012 is now common knowledge. I know I constituted an independent Agnec that was to supposed to be devoid of any electoral rancour or external influences," the statement read.
"For my integrity and honour, I hereby resign as president of Actors Guild of Nigeria and it comes into effect immediately."
Arinze thanked the BOT for all the support given during his tenure, "the state chapter chairmen, his fellow presidents from other guilds in Nollywood, all AGN members and especially the media for their tremendous support".
"I want to thank profoundly my wife, Julie, for holding on during the challenging period of service to the guild," he added.
It is not yet clear what the guild's position is on the election of a new president.
Culled:dailytimesnigeria
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