The University College Hospital Ibadan (UCH) chapter of the Christian Medical and Dental Students Association (CMDSA) now has new leaders.
The leaders emerged after an election held at the hospital premises recently with Atoki Olusola emerging as the President and Adediran Oluwale as the General Secretary.
Oni Oluwaseun is to serve as the Public Relations Officer and Alao Temitope as the Academic Secretary.
Other members of the executive include Olubamiwa Tinuoluwa, Editor-in-Chief; Uko Emmanuel, Organising Secretary; Odemuyiwa Jesutomisin, Mission Secretary; Ayorinde Damilola, Financial Secretary and Adeboye Ibukun as the Welfare Secretary.
In a related development, the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) chapter of CMDSA has also elected new leaders to pilot its affairs for the new year.
The elections, which was held at Lecture Theatre 2 of the School of Medicine, University of Benin (UNIBEN), saw Rex Uwaifo and Chioma Eleje, students of the Department of Medicine and Surgery, elected as the President and General Secretary respectively.
Harry Ogodo, who will serve as Missions Secretary, is to be assisted by Afesiume Emmanuel. Other executives include Seun Alaba, Academic Secretary; Chidi Ituma, Organising Secretary; Benjamin Okinno, Prayer Secretary; Rebecca Omozupo, Financial Secretary; Mayowa Williams, Assistant Organising Secretary and Ijay Odiawa as Editor-in-Chief.
The outgoing president, Enejo Joseph, thanked members of the association for their support in 2014 and encouraged them to support the new officers.
Dr Eghe Aihe of the Department of Medical Physiology, UBTH congratulated the new executives and wished them well. He also encouraged them not to forget their books in the course of discharging their duties.
Eddy Uwoghiren
(Medicine and Surgery, University of Benin)