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  "I am not a successful electoral chairman until the administration I hand over to transcends. That is my major concern..."    The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Division of Student Affairs, conducted an election for the  Electoral Commission and  Petition on Tuesday, 6th July 2021. The election followed the reinstatement of the Students’ Union and saw representing commissioners from all 13 faculties voting to elect the leadership of the commission and petition. Association of Campus Journalism (ACJ) in its quest to be actively involved in the Students' Union election held an exclusive interview session with Mr Ajayi Oluwafemi, the Chairman of the Great Ife Students' Union Electoral Commission. ACJ : Congratulations on your emergence. For the purpose of introduction, kindly introduce yourself. Oluwafemi : Thank you very much. My name is Ajayi Oluwafemi popularly known as Efem Castro, 400l from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of ...

The Executive Body of Association of campus journalist in a visit to the Dean of Students Affairs Office after the inauguration of Electoral Commissioner and Electoral petitioner met the Dean, Division of Student's Affairs, OAU, Professor I.O Aransi and had a dialogue session with him. This is in preparation for the Great Ife Students Union elections which will come up in three months time.  The president of the Association, Titilola, Babatunde Dayo started by commending the efforts of the DSA and university management on the successful completion of the just concluded event and further quizzed the Dean on the need to sensitize the university community about Great Ife Students Union because it is evident that a lot of students currently on campus know little or nothing about the students union.  L-R (Peter Oyebanji (Chairman, Guild of Edutors),  A. Victoria (Financial Secretary), Titilola Babatunde (President, ACJOAU), Prof. Isiaka Aransi (Dean, DSA), Babajide Kehinde (De...

  Following the reinstatement of the Obafemi Awolowo University Student Union Government, the Division of Student Affairs conducted an election for the Student Electoral Commission and Student Petition Commission.  The Student Union Government was suspended due to clashes between students in 2017.  The election had in attendance; Prof. I. O. Aransi (Dean, DSA), Deans of Faculties of Law, Education, Social Sciences, Dentistry, the University's Chief Security Office and Public Relations Officer. The Electoral Commission and Petition Commission has 13 members respectively, which has the 13 faculties represented.  The Electoral Commission is saddled with the responsibility to conduct elections for the 2020/2021 Student Union Government and Student Representative Council Election while the Petition Commission serves as a check and balance for the Student Electoral Commission. The Dean, Division of Student Affairs, Prof. Isiaka O. Aransi, in his opening remarks said:...