The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has elected Mr Usman
Dutse of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, as its new president.
Dutse succeeds Mr Chibuzo Asomugba.
He was declared winner by the ASUP Electoral Committee Chairman, Mr
Precious Nwakodo, at the 13th National Delegates Conference in Bida, Niger
State, yesterday.
He polled 113 votes to defeat two other candidates, Mr Nda-Umar Idris and
Alhaji Abdukaram Ibrahim, who scored 47 and 25 votes respectively.
Dutse was until his election the Vice Chairman of ASUP.
Others elected were Mr Timothy Ogunsheye, Deputy President; Mr Akowe
Joel, Assistant Secretary General; Suleiman Usman, Treasurer; and Mr Chris
Nkoro, Publicity Secretary.
The Secretary General, Financial Secretary, Internal Auditor and the four
zonal coordinators were returned unopposed.
The coordinators were Kabiru Yunusa, zone A; Abdullahi Yelwa, zone B;
Olawale Adetunji, zone C; and Nelson Chika, zone D.