Controversy as NAOS elect Margaret Olupehin as Senate President.

Delegates casting their votes. 

There was mild drama at the National Association Of Okun Students(NAOS) National Convention as Margaret Olupehin finally emerges as the National Senate President of the Union.

The rescheduled convention was to take place at Iyara in Ijumu LGA but was moved to another venue in Kabba due to what the students described as harassment and intimidation by the security men.

Trouble started when the Electoral Committee members insisted on conducting election as against the wish of Kogi state House of Assembly Speaker, Prince Kolawole Mathew who was said to have provided logistics for the election not to hold but wanted only a mere announcement of his preferred unpopular candidates for the office of senate president.

There was an altercation as one of the students insisted on conducting proper election, the students also raise objection of the heavy presence of armed security men, a situation the students described as unacceptable to the students body.

The security agencies attempted to arrest the students who raise objection but they were resisted by the obviously angry students.

This led to sporadic gunshot by the security agencies and the students were dispatch from the venue.

Few hours later the students, led by the Electoral Committee Chairman Comrade Obasun Emmanuel regrouped at the Kabba Township stadium where election was conducted and Ajagun Opeyemi Samuel, Margaret Olupehin and Adeigba Mosope John were elected as National President, Senate President and Secretary General respectively.

Below is the statement from the Electoral Committee(Elcom)

National Association Of Okun Students(NAOS)

Electoral Committee(Elcom)
Election result.

After a well attended National Convention/Election of NAOS held on the 20th January 2018 at Kabba in Kabba/Bunu LGA. The results of the election is as follows:

1. National President

Ajagun Opeyemi Samuel

Returned unoppose as the constitutional elected National President of NAOS.


2.National Senate President

Magareth Olupehin-51Votes

Oloruntoba Juwon moses-8Votes
Number of void votes-1

3. National Secretary General.

Adeigba Mosope john-44votes

Mercy Aiyenigba-13votes

Number of void votes-3

The electoral committee therefore In accordance with the provisions of the constitution declared the following candidates  returned elected:

National President- Ajagun Opeyemi Samuel

National Senate President-
Margaret Olupehim

National Secretary General-
Adeigba Mosope John

Signed

Obasun Emmanuel
Electoral Committee Chairman

Obanibi Michael (Brass)
Elcom Treasurer

Comr Yomi Kabir
Elcom P.R.O

Alepa Vincent Cephas
Elcom member