Following the election of the Students Representative Council of the Great Ife Students’ Union for the 2023/2024 parliamentary session. The election saw Hon Oladapo Olakunle from the Faculty of Agriculture, Hon Joshua David from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Hon Alawode Ewaoluwa from the Faculty of Administration emerge as the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Clerk of the House respectively.
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The election which was slated to start by 2:00 pm later started at exactly 7:06 pm at Ajose Lecture Theatre. According to a headcount by the electoral commission, the total number of Central Executives Council (CEC), Students Representative Council (SRC) and Hall Executive Council (HEC) members present for the voting was 135.
The election had in attendance the Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. John Odedire with other members of the Division of Student Affairs and also the security unit of the university
The contestants for the office of the Speaker are Hon Oladapo Olakunle Olajide from the Faculty of Agriculture and Hon Adetunji Samad from the Faculty of Pharmacy, while the contestants for the office of Deputy Speaker are Hon Joshua David from the Faculty of Science, Amarachi Godswill-Nwankwo from the Faculty of Clinical Sciences and Hon. Adelowo Ademola Victor from the Faculty of Art and the contestants to the office of the Clerk are Hon Nwanioma Havilah from the faculty of Law and Hon Alawode Ewaoluwa from the Faculty of Administration.
The elected Speaker, won his counterpart with 77 and 57 votes respectively while the elected Deputy Speaker won his counterpart, Amarachi Godswill-Nwankwo and Ademola with 65 votes to 62 votes and 5 votes respectively and the elected Clerk won his counterpart with 71 votes to 61 votes respectively.
Speaking to the Electoral Commission Chairman, Ogúnperí Taofeek Olálékan, he said the election was a free fair and credible one although they had two intruders who were not supposed to be there due to the transparency, they were discovered before the election. Speaking about the forthcoming CEC and HEC elections, he said the issues of time, voting and name of aspirants that occur during the HEC election will be sorted as their names and nicknames will be on the ballot papers as well as their pictures.