Abia State students, under aegis of National Association of Abia State Students (NAASS), University Of Benin (UNIBEN) chapter, trooped en mass last Sunday for their 22nd annual general election.
The election exercise which took place at the education lecture theatre, Faculty of Education, began with the electoral committee commencing the final phase of the clearance of aspirants, before the accreditation of voters was conducted.
The election venue was hugely characterised by scores of students who turned-up to cast their votes.
The atmosphere of the election turned slightly violent when a group of security operatives barricaded the election venue in hostility while the manifesto was ongoing. They halted the whole process and ordered that some students should come along with them to their divisional security office.
They, however, alleged that the associate boycotted security protocols before and during the poll.
Things were, however, resolved after much negotiation between the security agents and some stakeholders of the association after which the manifesto continued immediately.
The voting process then started and results were announced and successful candidates were declared shortly.
Prince Chinazurum Ndumele polled 150 votes as against his opponent Sunny Iroh who polled 120 votes for the office of the president.
Other elected executives included Ifenyinwa Offor as vice president; Okwudiri Prince as Public Relations Officer, Linda Chisom as Financial Secretary and Ibeh Jonah as Director of Socials.
Speaking with Campusbeats shortly after the election, the electoral committee chairman, Iroegbu Sunday David, attributed the success of the election to effective coordination and early preparation.
“We thank God it was a success at last. It is our early preparation and the collective efforts of the members of the committee that have brought us this far,” he said.
Sunny Ibeh
(University of Benin)