YABATECH Students’ Union Election Date & Guidelines 2020/2021

Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Students Union Election Date / Timetable, Eligibility, Code of Conduct and Eleition Guidelines for the 2020/2021 Academic Session.

The management of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has released and published the Students Union Election Date / Timetable, Eligibility, Code of Conduct and Electoral Guidelines for the 2020/2021 academic session.

Yaba College Of Technology (YABATECH) Students Union Election Eligibility / Electoral Guidelines 2021

1. The Electoral committee shall conduct election into twenty (20) positions in the Student Union for 2020/2021 academic session.

2. Only students of the College registered for 2020/2021 academic session shall be eligible to participate in this election.
3. All students of the College registered for 2020/2021 academic session shall be eligible to vote and elect any qualified candidate of their choice to serve on the Student Union Executive.

4. All students of the College registered for 2020/2021 academic session, having met the set academic, moral, and other specified criteria shall be qualified to contest for any of the vacant positions in the Student Union Executive.
6. Candidates to be nominated must be fair minded and one with an impeccable character.
7. Contestants for the position of President, Vice president (Academics), General Secretary, and Finance Director must be full-time HND students with minimum academic grade (CGPA)
of 3.0 (upper credit).
8. Contestants for the position of President must have his/her ND from Yabatech.
9. Contestants for the position of Assistant General Secretary, Welfare Director, Social Director, Treasurer and PRO must have minimum academic grade (CGPA) of 2.5 (Lower credit).
10. The position of the Treasurer is reserved exclusively for ND PT/FT Female students.
11. All positions for Epe campus also include B.Sc students with CGPA of 3.0
12. Candidates shall be elected through manual and electronic voting methods.
13. Full-Time students on Yaba Campus shall vote through secret ballot system.
14. All Part-Time students as well as students on Epe campus shall adopt e-voting system.
15. All eligible voters must have College Identity Card; functional Telephone numbers; and reliable e-mail addresses.
16. After the close of nominations if there is only one candidate duly nominated for each of the
positions, such candidate (in all cases) shall be declared elected, with at least 50% of the total vote casts.
17. If there are two or more candidates nominated for each of the positions, the candidates with
the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected.
18. In the event of a tie between two candidates in any of the positions, a second round of election will be conducted within 48hrs.

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Yaba College Of Technology (YABATECH) Students Union Election Code of Conduct 2021

1. Nomination forms once submitted shall not be withdrawn
2. Candidates shall conduct their campaigns with decorum
3. Candidates shall not deface the College with campaign materials
NB: With respect to the college concern for the environment, the use of FLEX BANNERS is
highly recommended.
4. Candidates shall avoid the use of malignant and derogatory statements about opponent or other candidates during campaign and debates
5. Candidates shall be responsible for any damage caused in the placement or removal of campaign
materials, and shall be liable for the cost of repairing such damages
6. Campaigns are highly prohibited on the date of the Elections. Therefore, campaign shall close at the strike of 6: 00p.m (early evening), Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
7. Vote buying is prohibited
8. There shall be no campaign during voting
9. Any attempt to subvert the general will of voters shall be reported to the appropriate authority
10. Agents are to observe and report any act of misconduct to the electoral committee. Any agent
that conduct himself or herself in a disorderly manner or disrupt the electioneering process
shall be made to face disciplinary action in accordingly
11. Candidates that violate regulations in these rules will be subject to disciplinary action. In almost
all cases this will result in outright disqualification.
12. Election shall be conducted within the hours of 9am and 2pm, Thursday, 14 October,
2021.