Veteran Broadcaster, Prince Emeka Kalu, Emerges RATTAWU National President
By Amala Ekemezie
The 7th Quadrennial National Delegates conference (NDC) of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts workers Union (RATTAWU), has successfully ended, with historic moments for the Union and a very significant landmark milestone for Anambra State, in the well deserved Election of an ABS Staff and Veteran Broadcaster, OAP, Prince Emeka Kalu popularly known as the Magic Fingers, as the RATTAWU National President
The Delegates Conference of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts workers Union,
the biggest and largest umbrella Union for Media and Cultural Workers in Nigeria, was held in Gombe, the Gombe State Capital, on the 15th-17th 2025,
His Victory is symbolic, because he broke the existential jinx to become the First Igboman of South East extraction, to be elected RATTAWU
National President since its creation in 1978.
Prince Emeka Kalu, formerly the National Vice President of RATTAWU South East Zone, in the landslide victory, defeated three keen contenders from Lagos/Ogun and Ekiti States, in South West, as well as a female contender from Rivers State, South South Zone.
In his acceptance speech after the election, Prince Kalu whose entire PEKMAGIC-ZUMI Lineup, won by very wide margins in the landslide victory, expressed heartfelt appreciation to all the delegates who trusted him with their votes.
He pledged to reposition the union and steer it towards a brighter future, focusing on unity, modernization, and members welfare.
The theme of this year’s conference was, “Repositioning Media, Arts, and Culture Workers in an Era of Digital Transformation and Economic Resilience.” It captured the urgent need for the union and its members to adapt to evolving global trends in media and creative industries.
The conference featured election of new National Executives and a vibrant display of Nigeria’s cultural diversity, as cultural troupes from various ethnic groups performed, taking the event to a very colorful climax.
