By Bernard Nasamu
The proposed
election of the Faculty of Arts Students Association was again postponed for Thursday, 21st November 2019 was once again postponed indefinitely.
The elections commenced at AUD 2 on the 21st of November 2019 with students
of the Faculty of Arts ready to exercise their rights and agents stylishly donning the tags of their candidates.
Things, however, began to fall apart when the election commission
abruptly stopped the voting procedures. According to an eyewitness, the turmoil
started as a result of the fact there were irregularities as regards the number
of accredited voters. The electoral chairman Hon. Havard, unanimously closed
the curtain on the election process.
On the account
of another eyewitness, an anonymous department was responsible for the
brow-raising electoral practice. According to the staff adviser Dr.Amusa that
was present at the venue of the election, who clearly stated that the cause of
the hullabaloo was because the student body of faculty of arts was not ready
for an election.
The incumbent
FASA president AY-FAB, clearly stated that he smelt a rat in the build-up to the
election. The number of students presented by an anonymous department was
overemphasized. According to the president, the suspicion started from the
unscrutinized registration process.
It became a
bitter-sweet scenario, as some went home indifferent while others were
beginning to take things physical. All thanks to the presence of adequate
authorities and corporative students, flames of any discord was put out. Hopefully, a new date for the elections would be made known in due course.
