The students of University of Ilorin have elected new executives of the Student Union Government SUG for the 2014-2015 session.
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The election which was done via the e voting system saw Ahmed Yakub Ishowo, a 300 Level Mathematics student, emerge as the SUG President-elect after getting 919 votes.
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He defeated five other candidates, Aweda Jeremy, 505 votes, AlaoIdris, 322 votes, Agboola Jolayemi, 175 votes, Olayemi Michael, 147 votes, and Akanbi Damilare, 86 votes to emerge the students's choice.
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The executives elected to serve with Ishowo are; Anifowoshe Titilope elected the new Vice President, Main Campus and Alabi Elizabeth, elected Vice President, College of Health Sciences Campus.
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Others are Kadiri Kofoworola, General Secretary; Oseni Salmat, Assistant General Secretary; Oludowole Faith Oluwatomiwo, Financial Secretary; Bakare Hammed, Welfare Secretary, College of Health Sciences; Mohammed Lawal, Welfare Secretary, Main Campus; Ayinde Bashir, Sports Secretary; AdeniranA bdulkareem, Public Relations Officer; and Osarentin David, Social Secretary.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.