IMSU Traditional Council Elects New Set Of Leaders

A new set of leaders has been elected at the Traditional Council of students Imo state university, the umbrella body of the 27 LGA students units in the campus.

At the end of the election held on Thursday 4th May at Owunna Recreation Park (Love Garden), Mr. Emmanuel Kelechi was declared Igwe - elect alongside other candidates who ran for other positions.

Emmanuel, a long-time member of the council who holds a traditional title "Afunwa-elotanna", was announced the winner by the outgoing Igwe of the council, Eze Charles Obiefule, who described the process that saw the new leaders as "free and fair".

Other positions for which winners emerged were secretary-general, Chief public relations officer, Chief Priest, Queen of the council among other positions.

In his post-election remarks, the Igwe elect of the council commended members of the association for turning out in large numbers to ensure the success of the exercise, assuring them that he would deliver on his promise of ushering in peace.

In his comments, one of the founding fathers of the council, Igwe Nze 7th of lake Nwaebere, stated that, 

"Today, we are ushering in a new executive into the traditional council. We are happy the elections went successfully and I believe if other associations in the campus should borrow a leaf from what we have done, at least, there will be no problem".

Speaking to the wireless informant from his experience, the outgoing Igwe of the council said 

"You do not go to leadership position and expect that everything will go smoothly, because we all came from different backgrounds. You don’t expect everyone to conform to what you want. There are areas one needs to use wisdom, areas to be diplomatic and areas to apply force, but ensure everyone is being carried along".

On his expectations from the Igwe elect and his team, Igwe charles said, 

"He has been in the system with me. So, those places I had flaws, he should have learnt from them and be prepared to correct them. Even those who didn't win should be reached out to, and brought on board".