HND 1 Election: Richard Fires Paul with 48 to 20 Votes

Boluwatife Faith

Higher National Diploma 1 election has been won by Robert Richard with 48 to 20 votes against his opponent, Samuel Paul for the class governorship on Wednesday.

The election which was initially scheduled to hold on Monday but later shifted to Tuesday became a necessity due to the former governor-Samson Uwala’s resignation.  Robert Richard and Samuel Paul (Deputy to the former governor) saw themselves apt to engage for the governorship election.

Prior to the election, there was a tough debate between the candidates in which each of them gave his manifestoes ranging from the post of governor to social director.

The election which had the presence of the Students Representative Council’s chairman, Akinleye Segun, the Public Relation Officer to the council, Michael Ifeanyi and a lecturer, Mr. Akin Ojo, as they all came to observe the election to ensure it was free and fair.

The election  was a fight between titans because of theStudents’ Handbook which states HND 2 governor automatically becomes the  SRC’s chairman.

The election employed a secret ballot system which votes were later counted openly with every member of the class participation.

In a conversation with SRC’s chairman on how the council automatically lost two active members and receiving new ones; he said the present council still have three months left which the newly elected representatives can use to map out plans for themselves.  And talking about the former governor and former deputy of the class, he ascertained the council will surely miss them as they were active in the council before Uwala’s resignation.

However, during the election, some reporters from Campus Focus and InsideNIJ deemed it fit to be in the class for the event coverage but they were bullied and sent out of the HND 1 class.