By Diran Laolu

Concerns have emerged over alleged attempts by executive members of Queen Idia Hall at the University of Ibadan to influence the voting decisions of freshers (100-level students) during the ongoing Students’ Union election.

According to information obtained by IndyPress, the hall chair of Queen Idia Hall, Mudashiru oyindamola was allegedly spotted coarsing student residents to vote for Awofeso, a presidential candidate alongisde other candidate in their allaince few minutes into the commencement of UI SU election.

Below is a recording of solicitation ongoing in Queen Idia Hall.

Speaking on the development, some affected freshers, who contacted IndyPress anonymously, disclosed that they were pressured to vote for particular candidates in the presence of the hall executives.

A fresher who decried the incident alleged that some Queen Idia Hall executives were putting pressure on students in the hall to vote a particular candidate.

“Like, my friend now. My friend has been with them since morning. They did not release this girl. We are trying to collect her phone, they did not allow us to… They did not allow her to press her phone, they did not allow her to do anything,” the source said.

The fresher alleged that students had also received calls from the individuals allegedly involved in the intimidation of residents but chose not to answer.

Attempts by IndyPress to obtain comments from the Queen Idia Hall Chairperson, Mudashiru oyindamola on the allegations were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.