The University of Ilorin took its well-known
innovativeness a step further last Wednesday (May
28, 2014) when its students elected new leaders,
using the electronic voting (e-voting) system.
The new Executive Committee, led by Ahmed YakubI
showo, a 300 Level Mathematics student, will pilot
the affairs of the Students' Union in the 2014/2015
session.
Ishowo emerged the President-elect after polling 919
votes to defeat his five opponents, Aweda Jeremy,
who got 505 votes, AlaoIdris, 322 votes, Agboola
Jolayemi, 175 votes, Olayemi Michael, 147 votes, and
Akanbi Damilare, 86 votes.
In its bid to conduct a free, fair, credible and
convenient election, the Union’s Independent
Student Electoral Commission (ISEC) adopted the e-
voting system, in which students voted through the
University portal.
The Chairman of the electoral body, Sulaimon
Funsho, described the e-portal voting system as an
innovation that affords students the opportunity to
vote for their candidates of choice without
necessarily having to leave the confines of their
classrooms or hostel rooms. The system removed the
cumbersome nature of students having to go and
queue to be able to vote, thereby missing their
lectures in the process.
Before the election day, students were required to
complete their voter's registration through the
University portal. On election day, voting commenced
at exactly 7.00a.m. and ended around 6.00p.m.
At the end of the election, the ISEC Chairman,
Sulaimon, announced the results at Lecture Theatre 1
in the presence of all the agents of the various
aspirants, security men and campus journalists. Also
present during the announcement of the result were
the Dean and Sub-Dean of Student Affairs, Prof.
Abayomi Omotesho and Dr. Abdulraheem Yusuf
respectively.
According to the results announced by ISEC,
Anifowoshe Titilope emerged the new Vice President,
Main Campus, while Alabi Elizabeth became the Vice
President, College of Health Sciences Campus.
Also elected were Kadiri Kofoworola, General
Secretary; Oseni Salmat, Assistant General
Secretary; Oludowole Faith Oluwatomiwo, Financial
Secretary; Bakare Hammed, Welfare Secretary,
College of Health Sciences; and Mohammed Lawal,
Welfare Secretary, Main Campus.
Others are Ayinde Bashir, Sports Secretary;
AdeniranA bdulkareem, Public Relations Officer; and
Osarentin David, Social Secretary.
