Electoral Malpractice Trails Conduct Of NUESA Election

The recently held election of the Nigerian Universities Education Student's Association (NUESA) was married with malpractice and other related offences like multiple voting and non screening of aspirants.

Campus Mirror learnt from credible sources that the Election was not credible, free and fair at all.

According to one the aspirants, Akinloye Akinfemi Isaac (Holly G) who contested for the post of President, He won of most of the departments but lost out in one department due to the malpractice acts allegedly perpetrated.

"There is a girl popularly known as Marygold, she was on the election ground as part of the electoral committee. My agent told me that the girl was giving out more than one ballot papers. Sometimes four ballot papers, sometimes five, sometimes ten. Election that was supposed to be free, fair and credible enough, the election wasn't free and fair, it wasn't credible enough.", Holly G revealed.

He added that the girl later confessed to his supporters that She made the actions intentionally.

Full details are still sketchy as at Press time. However, the Legal Director of the Student's Union Government, Comrade Olatunji Johnson has confirmed that a petition has been filed to challenge the conduct of the election.

Efforts to reach the Electoral Committee chairman to speak on the issue was futile.

Campus Mirror will bring your further details in our subsequent publications.