By Onyekachi Agu

Agbani – The National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, on Wednesday November 13, successfully conducted its election with former Acting Chairman, Comrade Anthonia Onyia returned as new Chairman.

The Election held at the University:s Senate Chambers, began around 11am with the National Delegate of the Union and Vice President 1, Ven Patrick Idisi, coordinating the process.

Before the commencement of voting, members were giving time to express their views about the election and afterwards, the election commenced with accreditation and voting, simultaneously.

At the end of the voting process, Com Onyia emerged winner scoring 40 out of 64 accredited votes. Com Onyia who emerged as a sole candidate, was declared elected by the Electoral Committee, ELECO, Chairman, Comrade Amaechi Agbo.

In other results, Com Jude Eze polled 55 votes to be elected as Secretary while Com Onuigbo Ijeoma had 60 votes to be returned as Assistant Secretary.

The position of Financial Secretary went to Com Eze Kingsley who go a total of 37 votes to beat his rival, Com Ezi Onyekachi who got 27 votes.

The contest for the position of Treasurer was between Comrades Nwosu Stanley and Ugwuodo Maria. Nwosu emerged victorious with 33 votes to better Ugwuodo’s 29 votes.

In her acceptance speech, the new Chairman, Comrade Onyia thanked her members for the mandate given to her to restructure the union and promised not to disappoint them.

Speaking after the new executive was sworn-in, the National Delegate, Ven Patrick Idisi commended the branch for their maturity displayed during the election. He charged the new executive council to unite the branch to become a formidable union not just in the university but in the country.

On his part, the Chairman, NAAT-ESUT 2024 Electoral Committee, Comrade Amaechi Agbo, congratulated the new executive council for their victory but stated that the triumph is for NAAT-ESUT.

Comrade Agbo who appreciated the members for their support before and during the election noted that the committee faced challenges, but expressed glory to God for seeing them through.

“On behalf of my committee, I want to thank our members for their support and believing in us. Today, the jinx about NAAT-ESUT Election has been shattered, it is a new dawn.

This victory is for NAAT-ESUT. I also want to state that overseeing the processes leading to this election was challenging. I personally received threats from unknown people, but we remained dogged. Today, we have made history, and NAAT-ESUT will grow,” he said.

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The National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT Branch has appointed ESUT Monitor Newspaper Staff Adviser, Mr Amaechi Agbo Chairman of the Association’s Electoral Committee, ELECO.

The three-man NAAT-ESUT Electoral Committee was inaugurated during an emergency congress held on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at ESUT main Campus, Agbani.

The three members of the committee are, Comrade Amaechi Agbo, Mass Communication Department, Chairman; Comrade Chioma Okwueze, Secretary and Dr Promise Onyebuenyi of Department of Educational Foundations, member.

Inaugurating the committee, the outgone chairman of the NAAT-ESUT branch, Comrade Anthonia Onyia charged the members to be transparent and uphold the electoral guidelines. She noted that the three members were selected based on competence to pilot the electoral process

In his acceptance speech on behalf of the committee, Com. Agbo thanked the congress for the confidence reposed in them and pledged that the election will be free, fair, transparent and in accordance with the electoral laws of the association.

He also made a passionate appeal for all members to support the committee to achieve its noble responsibility.

“Today, we have been bestowed with a sacred responsibility to design the future of our great association. This is a task we are ready to accomplish by ensuring that losers lose farily and winners win transparently.

“However, the duty of conducting this election is not solely that of the ELECO. It is the responsibility of every member of our noble association to put hands on the desk to chart a new path for NAAT-ESUT. We have a serious challenge of conducting our branch election within six days, but with your unalloyed support, we will succeed,” he said.

The 2024 NAAT-ESUT Election is slated to hold on Thursday, September 12. The date was announced by the National Executive Council, NEC via a letter to the branch dated September 3, 2024.

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