*OSPOLY ALUMNI EXTRAORDINARY AGM: CONGRESS UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED BOTH PHYSICAL AND E-VOTING FOR ALL MEMBERS* Members of Osun State Polytechnic Iree Alumni Association (OSPAA) globally have unanimously endorsed physical and e-voting exercise to allow all members of the alumni association to participate in all the Alumni activities in Nigeria and other countries of the world. This came to fore during the 2024 Extraordinary Annual General Meeting (EAGM) of the association held in the headquarters of association, Ospolyiree campus, iree in Osun state recently. The extraordinary AGM which was presided over by its National President, Alh Yakub Akeem Adebayo was also attended by members of the five existing functioning Chapters- Osun, Oyo, Lagos, Ogun and Abuja who turned out in large numbers to deliberate issues affecting the growth of Ospoly Alumni globally. The extraordinary AGM saw members and stakeholders of Ospolyiree Alumni association including the immediate past President, Mr Lekan Adegboye, National Executive Council members, former Chairman, Electoral Committee Dr Yomi Odebunmi, the immediate past Chairman Electoral Committee, Comrade Abosede Safety, members of Constitutional Review committee headed by Mr Folajin, present Electoral members, and several Ospoly Alumni members who came from far and near to decide on the reviewed constitution of the association. The meeting which lasted for more than four (4) hours deliberation featured both physical and virtual participation of members who were opportuned to contribute their opinions and voting rightly during the EAGM. On the financial year of the association, the members unanimously agreed that it should henceforth cover January 1st to the 31st of December every year while Central Working Committee (CWC) will now be the NEC members, state Chapter chairmen and secretaries, past National presidents and secretaries. On the tenue of office by all NEC members, the congress adopted two (2) years renewable for elected officers while the positions of National President, the vice President(s) and Secretary will henceforth be holders of both ND and HND of Osun State Polytechnic Iree certificate. On the massive membership participation of Alumni activities, the congress also unanimously agreed that the existing physical voting and the newly introduced e-voting system will allow members globally to participate in all Alumni activities through online and physical systems which according to the congress will further strengthening individual participation and all non chapter members globally. On the delegate voting, the congress affirmed that the system has been in the constitution for a long time and after much deliberation, the congress unanimously put the delegate election on hold to adopt physical and e-voting process for general participation until the association achieve more democratic state chapters. In their various contributions, the Vice President Academics, Mr Lekan Adekunle, former President, Mr Lekan Adegboye, Dr Yomi Odebunmi, Mr Muideen Makinde, Mr Rafiu Terigbade, Mr Oluwasegun Ige Ebenezer and several others called on members globally to contribute their quota to the development of Ospolyiree Alumni Association. E- signed Adekunle Sikiru (Abacus) Publicly Secretary