By Babatunde Emmanuel
Following the outcome of the initial election of the Students’ History Society of Nigeria (SHSN), University of Ibadan, a re-election has been conducted at a congress to determine the successful candidates for the affected offices.
The re-election, held on Thursday, October 22, 2026, saw Precious Omatsola Olumese emerge as president elect with 47 votes, alongside six other executives.
Recall that the president alongside six other unopposed aspirants lost the initial election because they did not meet the constitutional requirement of securing at two thirds of the votes to be elected unopposed.
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In a statement announcing the re-election, the Students’ History Society of Nigeria Independent Electoral Commission (SHSNIEC) said the exercise was conducted in accordance with the association’s constitution, with members present at the congress serving as the electorate.
“For the purpose of this re election, the electorate consisted of members present at Congress who participated in the voting exercise. A total of 56 members voted. Two thirds of 56 is 37⅓%, meaning that an aspirant needed a minimum of 38 votes to satisfy the constitutional threshold,” SHSNIEC stated.
Other elected executives include Adeshida Adetutu Adeola, who emerged as treasurer with 51 votes; Babalola Deborah Oluwatimileyin as social director with 48 votes; Akinjoye Gloria Tosin as assistant general secretary with 52 votes; Folarin Tomilade Kehinde as public relations officer with 49 votes; Onibalusi Akorede as sports director with 46 votes; and Misturah Akorede Balogun as 200 Level FLC representative with 49 votes.
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