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Early Tuesday morning, the Electoral Commission released the screening results of the executive aspirants. This three-page document brought surprises, one of which was the disqualification of the Financial Secretary aspirant, Sen Yeshua Adedeji. She was disqualified on two grounds;1.) Failure to meet the Eligibility Criteria as stated in the constitution (Chapter 3, Article VIIIa, Number 2: Other executive Offices except the SDO Preclinical MUST have served in at least a standing committee of the association relevant to the office being…

As part of the University of Ibadan Medical Students’ Association electoral process, the UIMSA Press organized the Press Night on Tuesday, 26th April 2022. Slated for 3 pm, the event kicked off at 3:05 pm at the Famewo Common Room, Alexander Brown Hall, UCH. It was moderated by the duo of Prosper Igbozurike and Onyinyechi Osisiogu, and the press night was chaired by a panel, which included an Honourary Pressman, Jummai Sadiku; UIMSA Clinical Press Editor-in-Chief, Emmanuel Metajuwa-Kuda; ABH Press…

The aspirant for the position of Vice-president, Miss Yomi Fola- Oyetayo has withdrawn from the electoral race. This comes after it was reported by the Press that during the screening process that held on Monday, 25th of April, 2022, her friend was said to have changed her time of arrival from 5.01pm to 4.58pm. This report generated alot of uproar from UIMSAites as they debated on whether a candidate that allowed her friend to alter her time, had the integrity…

Since the electoral ban on the University of Ibadan Medical Students’ Association (UIMSA) was lifted, we have been besieged by various graphics, videos and of course requests to be addressed by the current crop of aspirants. However, one thing that strikes me repeatedly, year after year, is the very little communication we receive from our elected executives after the electoral period terminates, especially as pre-clinical students. During the last tenure, my class received only one courtesy visit and the rest…

The UIMSA elections are approaching and campaigns have begun. This week, UIMSA Press correspondents, Covenant Odedele and John Eriomala, spoke with Miss Eniola Akinnuoye, one of the aspirants for the presidential position. Enjoy! UP: The name, Eniola, is not alien to UIMSAites, and has even become a sort of hymnal recitation for the past few days. Tell us, who is the woman behind the name? Eniola Akinnuoye: Hymnal recitation? Interesting. I am Eniola Racheal Akinnuoye, a 600L medical student at…

The Senate on Saturday passed a motion to reinstate the voting rights of the 2k24 class that were being previously exempted from the electoral process. Up until Saturday, tradition has had it that just six classes vote in any UIMSA elections. This is because the elections are meant to come before freshmen are registered and before the final year students have their final exams. The 2017/2018 tenure started many weeks after the 2k21 class resumed; the 2k21 class didn’t vote,…

A politician’s tongue is for kneading dough of lies into sugary cake (& according to research, people are admirers of cakes…) His mouth wears thousand promises all at once. He says he is a god, long-awaited rain, your umbrella in the hot sun, your season of peace… etc A politician is a singing serpent across the street preaching of healing “come to me, oh ye lepers & i’ll make you whole” His heart Is an aboki knife Sharper than Sango’s…

It has been an interesting couple of weeks since the lift of the UIMSA electoral ban. This has led to a myriad of campaigns in so many forms than has ever been seen before in UIMSA. Many may attribute this feat to the two presidential aspirants. To say that these two ladies, Ms. Jaachimma Nwagbara and Ms. Eniola Akinnuoye , are overqualified for these post will be an understatement. However, it is only natural that the more worthy you consider…

The UIMSA elections are approaching and campaigns have begun. This week, UIMSA Press correspondent, Covenant Odedele, spoke with Miss Jaachimma Nwagbara, one of the aspirants for the presidential position. Enjoy! UP: The name, Jaachimma, has become some sort of anthem in UIMSA recently. Tell us, who is the woman behind the name? Jaachimma Nwagbara: An anthem? You flatter me. I am a sixth-year medical student at the University of Ibadan. I am a Christian from Abia state (mother from Oyo…

“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.” ~ Robert M. Hutchins The UIMSA elections are around the corner and while some positions have a number of people vying for them, most notably the presidential seat, others have no one or just one person gunning for them. This presents a problem as there wouldn’t really be any voting for the best candidate. You would…