BREAKING: Partial 2026-2027 SAMU executive committee election results released
Election appeals cause delays, by-election on the horizon SAMU has released partial results for its executive committee election, as appeals have triggered a by-election for the president and vice-president (governance & finance) positions. SAMU did not provide details on what prompted the appeals but noted that more information about the by-election will be released in the next 24 hours. Here are the official results so far: Vice-president academic Chioma Uzor earned the most votes among individual candidates, with 1064 and will serve a second term as vice-president (academic). Jomin Johnson, Uzor’s sole contender, received 637 votes. Vice-president external Alem Tesfay unseated his colleague and...
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