The Tedder Hall of residence of the University of Ibadan (UI) has elected new set of leaders for the 2014/2015 academic session. The elections into Central Executive Council and Hall Representatives Council of the hall were conducted via e-voting.
Babafemi Falayi, a 400-Level student of the Faculty of Law, emerged as the Hall Chairman with total votes of 175 to defeat his opponent, Temitope Ajibola, who polled 153 votes.
Kehinde Odanye, a 400-Level student of the Department of Statistics, had 184 votes against his opponent, Temitope Ogundepo, who garnered 147 votes to emerge as the Hall Affairs Minister. Sunday Ukaeje, a 300-Level student of the Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, polled a total of 177 votes to defeat Oluwatosin Simidele, who scored 143 votes.
TiOluwani Opajobi emerged Vice-Chairman; Joseph Adebanjo emerged General Secretary; Bemiwo Agbo-Adediran emerged Information Minister; Damilola Bada emerged Health Minister; Mubaraq Oyedele emerged Defence Minister, although all were returned unopposed, while Jude Adeleke emerged as Finance Minister via bye-election.
The Hall Warden, Dr Kehinde Popoola congratulated the new leaders of the hall during the swearing-in ceremony held at the Senior Common Room of the hall, while assuring them of the hall management’s support.
Dr Popoola further admonished the students to be responsible leaders that will always advocate good welfare for their colleagues in the hall, while also pledging that all the 15 Hall Representatives Council members would be accommodated in their constituency to represent true interest of students during their plenary sitting.
While giving his acceptance speech, Babafemi thanked God and students of the hall for giving him their mandate to serve the hall. He also used the ceremony to seek the fatherly cooperation of the hall management to improve the welfare of students in the hall.
Babafemi also assured students of the hall that the Literary and Debating Society of the hall would not only compete with other halls of residence in the university but with other institutions in the West African countries.
Stephen Onawale, General Secretary, Tedder Hall Independent Electoral Commission, thanked the hall management and students of the hall for their support and cooperation during the elections, which made it possible for the commission to have free, fair, credible and acceptable elections.
Hammed Hamzat
(University of Ibadan)