SECRETARIAT REPORT OF OSPAA EXTRAORDINARY AGM

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SECRETARIAT REPORT OF OSPAA EXTRAORDINARY AGM

Report of Extraordinary General Meeting of Osun state Polytechnic Alumni Association Iree held on Saturday, September 21st, 2024. Opening The meeting started at exactly 12:00pm with the opening prayer by Mr Alabi K, the President, Alhaji Yakub Akeem A, welcomed members to the meeting, he thanked them for their commitment to the association and also for their support to this administration. READING OF AGENDA The National secretary, Mr Odeyemi Wole Anthony read the Agenda of the meeting and the motion for its adoption was moved by Mr Korede O. and seconded by Mr Niniola Abiola. PLEDGE National pledge was said. INTRODUCTION. Members in attendance and online introduced themselves. DECISION EXTRACT The national secretary read the Decision extract of the last meeting. CONSTITUTION REVIEW. Reading and consideration of proposals and submissions from chapters, individuals, sets,chapters and NEC was done after the other as follows : 1 The financial year of the association to start from January 1st and end in December 31st was read , the electoral committee asked people who joined the meeting on zoom to vote alongside with people in the meeting hall, at the end of the election, members in support were 38 in number and no vote against 2.'That the Central Working Committee members should includes the Past Secretaries' members of the association on zoom and in the hall were asked to vote, and this was unanimously accepted 3. Proposal to change the tenure year to 4 years single term was moved and members who voted for the status quo of 2 years renewable for 2 terms were 34 and members who voted for 4 years single term were 15,so two years of 2 term got the highest votes 4. Proposal that whoever want to contest for National President, National Vice President(s) and Secretary should be a holder of both ND and HND was raised and those who voted in favour were 38 and nobody voted in support of only President and VP(s) to be a holder of HND ,so, the proposal that Presidents, all the Vice Presidents and Secretary be holder of ND/HND got the highest votes. 5. The motion that past Presidents be a member of BOT was moved, but the house unanimously accepted the drafted Constitution which says Members of BOT be elected at Annual General Meeting and President of the association be a member while the secretary serve as secretary of the Board without voting right. 6. The proposal to have a Diaspora chapter was moved and the Congress unanimously adopted the proposal 7. The motion to increase the chapters registration fee was moved as twenty five thousand naira for registration and renewal of fifty thousand naira other motion was registration thirty thousand naira and renewal thirty thousand but the first motion of twenty five thousand naira registration and fifty thousand naira for renewal had 28 votes in favour while the later got 19 votes. So the registration fee be twenty five thousand naira and renewal be fifty thousand naira. 8. The motion that the convention can take place in any of the chapters was moved and 36 members voted in support while 2 members voted that it remains in the headquarters. 9. The motion for electronic voting was moved, the President, Alhaji Yakub Akeem said he is going to allow members to speak on this before the final decision by this Congress, some members spoke in favour or against, and the President explained the benefits of the electronic voting to the Congress, after this Mr Lekan Adekunle suggested Physical and online voting and after a lot of deliberations by members the President asked for 'Hi in support and 'Nay in against while majority of members say Hi in acceptance of Physical and electronic voting. At the end of the resolutions, the Congress asked the secretary of the association, to join the Constitution review Committee and the Committee should effect the resolutions in the drafted Constitution latest two weeks for the use of the association. ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL The congress appointed 3 man electoral tribunal, and they are. 1.Mr Lekan Adegboye Chairman . 2.Mr Korede Oladimeji member 3.Mr Lawal member AOB Hon Ebenezer Ige, informed the meeting that its so unfortunate that the management of our alma mata are unable to conduct ordinary students government election. The congress deliberated extensively on this and the meeting agreed that we should register our disappointment in the inability of the management to have a better students union election. CLOSSING The meeting closed at 4:35pm after Closing prayer which was said by comrade Seun Abosede.