CPS Inaugurates Electoral Committee

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Olajide Oladokun

The Council of Presidents and Secretaries(CPS) has inaugurated the AFAS Independent Electoral Committee (AFASIEC) on Tuesday, September 21.

During the process, the chairman of the council, Oguntibeju Peter, read out the rules guiding the inauguration and the names of the committee members. He urged those who know they did not meet all of the criteria to step down as there would be grievous consequences if they are later discovered.

This act was however condemned by the staff adviser, Dr. Ajayi Olayinka, who said there should be a structured system put in place beforehand to ascertain if they have fulfilled the criteria as the sitting is meant to inaugurate and not to investigate.

The inaugurated members are Veronica Giwa from CLA, Amosan Oluwafemi from Religious studies, Eniola Moses from Linguistics and African Languages, Ogbonna Michael from Music, Philosophy and Archaeology were represented by Olamilekan Jubril and Lawal Akande respectively, Akintola Aishat from European Studies, Osuolale Omowunmi from Theater Arts, Babalola Samuel from History, Awojobi Aminat from Arabic Studies, Sarah Arazi from English and Ayomide Babayemi from Classics.

After due consideration and approval, they were asked to indicate the platform they would love to serve AFASIEC out of the five available positions of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, PRO, Treasurer, General Secretary.

Babayemi Ayomide from Classics and Micheal Ogbonna from Music showed interest in being the chairman of the committee, while Aisha Akintola, Lawal Azeez Akande, and Osuolale Omowunmi were the only ones who showed interest in the posts of the Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, and PRO, respectively. Four members indicated their interest in being the General Secretary but three of them were disqualified on the grounds that they are currently below 300 as the constitution demands, leaving only Sarah Arazi from English in that category.

After scrutinizing and questioning the members interested in holding leadership posts in the committee, the election was held and Ogbonna Michael, Aisha Akintola, Sarah Arazi, Osuolale Omowunmi, and Lawal Azeez Akande won in their respective positions.

After the winners were announced by the president of the council, Oguntibeju Peter, the Sub dean of the faculty, Dr. Blavo, performed the swearing-in ceremony. He also advised the newly inaugurated committee to stay true to the course to which they have been called and called on the council to improve the inaugurating process.

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