MAPOLY SUG Election Mared by Scandal

Amid expectations, students went to the poll to elect their leaders. But, it all ended  in stalemate when a row broke out in the middle of the process. Winners could not be declared.

The Students’ Union Electoral Committee (SUELECO) Chairman, Oluwadoyinsola Olaibi, who attempted to announce the results, was pelted with stones when he could not give the number of accredited voters.

Before the exercise conducted at the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Resources Centre, the electoral committee unveiled the guidelines. It said the number of accredited voters would be released before the election. But it failed to do so, fuelling students’suspicion about its transparency.

The students were unsatisfied with results of four of the 10 offices contested for announced by Olaibi. They pelted him with stones and other weapons. The security operatives hurriedly surrounded Olaibi and took him away.

While addressing students, Ajayi said: “The election started behind schedule. As far as we are concerned, the results needed to be announced on time. But, protesters prevented the announcement of results when they started hurling stones at members of the electoral committee.

The students described the process as subversive and fraudulent, accusing management of attempting to undermine the process to pave the way for the emergence of its favoured candidates. They vowed to reject the institution’s plan  to foist its candidates on them.

Source: The Nation