By Ogunlana Klistivivi
On Wednesday, June 19, Ogúnperí Taofeek Olálékan, the Electoral Chairman of the Great Ife Students’ Union Electoral Commission, revealed a range of innovative strategies to enhance the transparency, fairness, and efficiency of the forthcoming elections. This announcement was made during a press conference at the Student Union Building TV room, intended to update students on election preparations, guidelines, voter education, and address critical questions.
Among the new strategies is the introducing of a hostel-to-hostel campaign to encourage more students to vote. Additionally, notices on faculty boards will serve to remind and motivate students to participate, thereby increasing voters turnout.
The committee also pledges implementation of faculty-specific oversight, involving agents, security personnel, and the press to ensure thorough monitoring and transparency during the electoral process.
Olálékan stressed the significance of transparency and credibility, noting that the Central Executives Council (CEC) election will be conducted over 48 hours, with results to be announced on Thursday, June 27, at the SUB TV room.
The commission is dedicated to strictly following the election schedule. Electoral commissioners will arrive at polling units early to ensure the election starts and ends as planned. The Chairman also assured ongoing engagement with the press throughout the electoral process.
To prevent electoral violence and misconduct, the commission plans to increase the number of ad-hoc members and security personnel.
Furthermore, to ensure proper logistics and adequate ballot boxes, the commission will use a tutorial list compilation to determine the distribution of electoral materials based on the total number of students per faculty.
After the election, a review of the electoral process will be conducted to identify issues and make recommendations for future committees, ensuring continuous improvement in the electoral system.
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