...Sunday Adekanbi emerges National President of Nigerian Polytechnic students


The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has elected a new national executives that will pilot the affairs of the union, VAM News reports.

The election of the new officers was conducted at the 2019 convention of NAPS held at the Edo state Polytechnic Usen at the weekend.

Comr Abdulmajeed Oyeniyi emerged unopposed as convention chairman of NAPS Unity convention 2019 and  Option A4 style(Line Up Behind Your candidate) was adopted.

Comrade Adekanbi Sunday Asuku from Kaduna polytechnic got a total of 27 votes to emerged as the new president of NAPS, beating his opponent Comrade Rio Oghale Rex from Delta state polytechnic, Oguashuku who got 10 votes.

Other executives are Obioha Collins Chinedu (Federal Polytechnic, Nekede Owerri Imo state) Vice President special duties, Anidi Samuel (Federal Poytechnic Ekowe, Bayelsa state), Vice President External Affairs, Orjiukw Stephen (IMT Enugu), Dio Oghale Rex (Delta state Polytechnic Ogunashuku) Senate President, Ibrahim Isah Adam (Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin) Deputy Senate President and Nwosu Henry (Fedpoly Nekede) Director Special Duties.

Chairman of the Convention, Comr Abdulmajeed Oyeniyi, said a total of 37 delegates drawn from Polytechnic and Monotechnics across the country, attended the convention.

Abdulmajeed, thanked the delegates for the decorum and maturity exhibited throughout the convention.

He described the election as one of the freest and fairest in the history of the union and thanked delegates for their good behaviour and support which led to a smooth conduct of the elections.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after his election, the newly elected NAPS President said: “I feel excited and I thank God because of the confidence repose in me by the students because they believe that by the grace of God I will stand for their rights because we know that Polytechnic students are facing numerous challenges in Nigeria.

Comrade Adekanbi said he would ensure that agreements signed between unions and the government are honoured to put an end to discrimination of polytechnic students and the counterparts in the country.

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