The Electoral Committee of the 2024 FCT SWAN elections has fixed Friday, May 10, 2024, for the concluding part of the elections.
It could be recalled that in the elections held on Friday, April 26, 2024, winners could not emerge in the positions of the Chairman and the Treasurer.
In the chairmanship position where Folusho Alade Oyekan, Tolulope Oguntimehin, and Kelechi Onwudiwe contested, Oguntimehin and Onwudiwe polled 64 votes each, while Oyekan scored eight votes. A total of 136 votes were cast. Both candidates agreed to go for a second ballot on a new date.
The same was the scenario in the position of treasurer, where Jean Frances Nweze and Taofeek Lawal tied for 88 votes.
Announcing the new date for the concluding part of the election, SWANECO Chairman Patrick Ngwaogu (Odogwu) said after meeting with his members, they have resolved to fix Friday, May 10, 2024, for the concluding part of the election.
Ngwaogu was full of appreciation to the members for the orderly manners they presented themselves all through the elections of April 26. He was full of praise for the national leadership of SWAN for standing solidly behind them.
During the April 26 elections, the chairman of the FCT SWAN Electoral Committee (SWANECO), Patrick Ngwaogu, called for the affirmation of the unopposed candidates, comprising Niyi Busari as Financial Secretary, Samuel Ahmadu as Secretary, and Victor Okoye as Vice Chairman.
However, on Friday, Joshua emerged as the newly elected assistant secretary as he polled 104 votes to defeat Nonso Arinzechukwu, who got 32 votes. Joan Iwuchukwu was elected as Welfare Officer. She got 88 votes to beat Busayo Olowookere, who garnered 48 votes.