The Students Affairs Division, University of Lagos (UNILAG) has released the schedule of activities for election into executive positions in the UNILAG Sandwich Programme for the 2024/2025 Academic session.
The electoral timetable and guidelines are as indicated below:
S/N | DATE | ACTIVITIES |
1 | Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 | Meeting with Sandwich Management |
2. | Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 | Release of 2023/2024 Election Guideline for commencement of the electioneering campaigns in the Sandwich Programmes |
3. | Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 | Formation of Electoral Committees by the Sandwich Management and submission of the list of Electoral Committees to the Dean of Student Affairs |
4. | Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 | Online filing and submission of nomination forms |
5. | Thursday, Nov. 19, 2024 | CITS generates and submits list of contestants to the DSA |
6. | Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 | Release of names of contestants on the University website and Student Affairs Notice Board |
7. | Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 | Presentation of manifestoes (to end by 6.00pm) |
8. | Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 | Elections by e-voting in all Faculties and Departments (9.00am – 2.00pm) |
The general guidelines for the conduct of the elections are as follows:
- The Sandwich Election Committee shall comprise of representatives from each Department involved in the programmes.
- All registered students for the 2024/2025 are eligible to vote.
- All final year students are eligible to vote and eligible to contest.
- All 2024/2025 Fresher’s are eligible to vote but not eligible to contest.
- Students who have matriculated in a post-secondary/higher institution other than the UNILAG are not eligible to serve in the Electoral Committee or contest for any position.
- Manifesto should be presented in the contestants’ Department and should end by 6.00 pm when students are physically on campus. Otherwise manifestoes should be presented on Sandwich Department and Faculty electronic platforms.
- Elections will commence by 9.00am and closes 2.00pm on Friday, November 22, 2024. The results of the election will be printed out at the CITS in the presence of representatives of contestants, Security Unit, Dean of Student Affairs, Sandwich Management and Chairmen of Electoral Committees. Subsequently, same result will be posted on the University website.