Reporters: Mustapha Babalola Toheeb and Mubarak Adebayo.
In the early hours of today, Abdulahi Faruk popularly known as Sir Mutum was sworn in today as the newly elected President of Law Students Association of Nigeria, BUK Chapter by Justice Munir Ishaq.
The LAWSAN election was conducted few days ago and there was massive turn out which was unexpected considering the political apathy in the faculty for the past few years.
Below are the names of the candidates according to the post they went for.
President:
Abubakar Dauda Shehu (NEPA)
Sen. Faruk Abdullahi (Sir Mutum)
Vice-President Lawsan BUK
Halima Yusuf (Hamlam)
Khadeejah Ibrahim (Smally)
Secretary-General Lawsan BUK
Abdulsamad Muhammad (Senegalese)
Muhammad Sanu Ammar (Ammar)
Assistant Secretary-General Lawsan BUK
Ibrahim Muhammad Usman (Police)
Dan Yazid
Social Director
Sadiqat Musa Abdullah (Boss Madam)
Shamsudeen (Shamo)
Below are the breakdown number of voters according to classes.
Spill Over 1 – Nil
Spill Over 2 – Nil
Level 1 – 94 students
Level 2 – 154 students
Level 3 – 144 students
Level 4 – 145 students
Level 5 – 47 students
Total Number of Voters 584 Students
In Polling Unit 1 – 286 Voters/Students
In Polling Unit 2 – 298 Voters/Students
Total No. of Votes Cast 584 Votes
In Polling Unit 1 – 286 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 298 Votes
Total Ballot Papers – 800
Unused Ballot Papers – 213
Used Ballot Papers
Polling Unit 1 – 286
Polling Unit 2 – 298
Total Used – 584
Total ballot papers accounted for 797 while three (3) were not and this may be due to voters who just choose not to vote anymore or destroyed ballot papers due to errors or whatever reason.
Votes as casted for the respective posts:
SOCIAL DIRECTOR:
Sadiqat (Boss Madam)
In Polling Unit 1 – 128 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 133 Votes
Total Number of Votes – 261 Votes
Shamsudeen (Shamo)
In Polling Unit 1 – 143 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 158 Votes
Total Number of Votes – 300 Votes(Winner)
Invalid Votes
In Polling Unit 1 – 15 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 7 Votes
Total No. of Invalid Votes – 22 Votes
Total Votes – 584 Votes
ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL
Muhammad (Police)
In Polling Unit 1 – 118 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 133 Votes
Total Number of Votes – 251 Votes
Dan Yazid
In Polling Unit 1 – 151 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 153 Votes
Total Number of Votes – 304 Votes(Winner)
Invalid Votes
In Polling Unit 1 – 17 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 12 Votes
Total No. of Invalid Votes – 29 Votes
Total Votes – 584 Votes
SECRETARY-GENERAL
Abdulsamad Muhammad (Senegalese)
In Polling Unit 1 – 134 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 137 Votes
Total Number of Votes – 271 Votes
Muhammad Ammar
In Polling Unit 1 – 133 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 149 Votes
Total Number of Votes – 282 Votes ( Winner)
Invalid Votes
In Polling Unit 1 – 19 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 12 Votes
Total No. of Invalid Votes – 31 Votes
Total Votes – 584 Votes
VICE-PRESIDENT
Halima Yusuf (Hamlal)
In Polling Unit 1 – 118 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 144 Votes
Total Number of Votes – 262 Votes
Khadija (Smally)
In Polling Unit 1 – 157 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 147 Votes
Total Number of Votes – 304 Votes Winner
Invalid Votes
In Polling Unit 1 – 11 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 7 Votes
Total No. of Invalid Votes – 18 Votes
Total Votes – 584 Votes
PRESIDENT
Abdullahi Faruk (Sir Mutum)
In Polling Unit 1 – 177 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 163 Votes
Total Number of Votes – 340 Votes (Winner)
Abubakar (NEPA)
In Polling Unit 1 – 106 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 130 Votes
Total Number of Votes – 236 Votes
Invalid Votes
In Polling Unit 1 – 3 Votes
In Polling Unit 2 – 5 Votes
Total No. of Invalid Votes – 8 Votes
Total Votes – 584 Votes
In all honesty, the election was free and fair. The CTC/ELCOM performed their duty to their best capability with all sense of professionalism which is laudable.
While not forgetting the observers groups under the aegis of Student Union Bar, BUK Campus led by the duo of Hassan Musa Jeni (The immediate former Attorney General of LAWSAN BUK) and Yusuf Olalekan Emiola (The President of the Student Union Bar, BUK) and other members of the team.
They did a good job as the statistics and data above were provided by them under the purview of Adebayo Mubarak after being scrutinized and checked by the members.
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