Electoral Activities at TOPS for 2021/2022 Academic session.

By, Anonymous.

An election is one of the most important pillars of democracy in higher institution and it is that process through which students can choose their representatives as per their choice which they feel has the capability to form a better Students’ Union government to perform actions in the favor of students’ interest.
It remain evergreen that 2020/2021 academic session election was cancelled by the Management due to warfare security reports. In the report, the security noted that risk of violent extremism will increase if the Students’ Union Government election takes place.

Moreso, The Management made it known to all students that Students’ Union Executive will be chosen based on Cumulative Grade Point Accumulation(CGPA) and other criteria. Which means students with highest CGPA in various departments will be screened and few among the screened students will be assigned a post to act in place of Students’ Union Caretaker.

However, the Student’s Union Caretaker is said to be five or seven men transitional committee to be chosen from  five schools on campus. The transitional committee yet to be chosen will be part of  Students’ Union Independent Electoral Committee(SUIEC) for 2021/2022 academic session election.

Furthermore, regarding the 2021/2022 academic session election, the  SUIEC had scheduled electoral activities to be followed for the conduct of 2021/2022 academic session, free and fair election.
PRESS COUNCIL,TOPS is using this medium to notify  all the students about electoral activities process for 2021/2022 academic session. The Forthcoming Student Union Government election is intended to be a peaceful election, therefore proper measures have been considered by the SUIEC (Student Union Independent Electoral Committee) in order to have a silent, proper and peaceful election for the upcoming academic session.

Below is the list of Electoral activities and the specified date:

1. Release of guidelines-(7th January, 2022).
2.Nomination and submission of form (10th-21st January,  2022).
3.Verification(24th-25th January, 2022).
4.Physical and security screening of Aspirants
(27th-28th January, 2022).
5. Display of successful Aspirants(31st January, 2022).
6.Commencement of campaign(1st-7th February, 2022).
7.Manifestos(9th February, 2022). 
8.Electoral debate(10th February, 2022).
9.Electorate documentation/Validation(10th February, 2022).
10.Students’ Representative Council election(12th Feb, 2022).
11. Students’ Representatives Council Petition-(14th-16th February, 2022).
12. Students’ Union Executive  Election( 19th February, 2022).
13.Students’ Union Executive Petition(21th-23rd February, 2022).
14. Deliberation /Verdicts on all Petitions(24th February, 2022).
15.Leadership training/getting to business(14th-15th March, 2022).
16.Inauguration /Oath taking(Management’s decision).

Please, be informed that the manifestos and  elections will be conducted online as  best tool for a free and fair election and no malpractices will be allowed. *Note* – Any student caught truncating peace as regards this, will be thoroughly sanctioned.

To cap it all, electoral process will take off on the 7th January, 2022  with the release of election’s guidelines.