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As sheik Mamman emerges as President, NASU Kogi State Council



NON-ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF EDUCATIONAL AND ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS (NASU)



PRESS RELEASE

The non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institution (NASU), Kogi State council on Thursday, 29th October, 2015 at its year 2015 Quadrennial Delegate Conference/Election held at Lokoja elected some officers in a carnival-like atmosphere that put the whole of NASU State Secretariat and its environs in total lock-down. The much awaited and publicized election held at the NASU State Secretariat Conference Hall witnessed a huge turnout of branch delegates and observer delegates. From 8.00am., branch delegates, observers and electoral official began to funnel into the Union Secretariat. The election presiding officer, Comrd. Emmanuel Okonkwor, Deputy General Secretary ( Research Institutes) from the Union’s National Headquarters, Abuja welcomed guest and delegates to the conference. He thereafter read out the names of contestants, and election guidelines and delegates.

Earlier, the State NASU Acting Chairperson, Mrs. Janet Ojo and the Acting State NASU Secretary, Mr. Henry Jonah in their separate address, gave their welcome address and State Secretariat report respectively.

Some members of the Union made efforts to tribalize the electoral process. This actually arose the consciousness of other members of the Union who felt challenged and decided to overwhelmingly cast their votes for Sheik Mamman. This gave a landslide defeat to his opponent, Comrd. Ameh Sunday Emmanuel of Kogi State Science and Technical Education board (STTEB).

The election commenced in earnest at about 11.30 a.m. with the accreditation of delegates, and voting commenced immediately after the accreditation. After the keenly contested election, the following persons emerged as the officials of NASU, Kogi State Council:

1.      Comrd. Sheik Adai Mamman, F.C.E., Okene
(College of Education Trade Group)                                            -           State Chairman

2.      Comrd. (Mrs.) Ruth Ocheni, Federal Polytechnic, Idah
(Polytechnics Trade Group)                                                          -           Treasurer

3.      Comrd. Sunday Reuben, SUBEB, Lokoja
Schools and College Trade Group)                                               -           NEC

4.      Comrd. Oshodi Abdulhammed Ahmed
(WAEC, Lokoja)                                                                          -           Trustee

The newly elected Chairman, Comrd. Mamman Adai Sheik in his acceptance speech thanked all delegates for the trust bestowed on him to lead the Union at this level at this time. He went further to promised to carry everybody along and to be faithful in this discharge of his official responsibilities.


Emmanuel Eneji John
Branch Secretary, FCE, Okene

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