WARRAP STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION IN UGANDA ELECT THE NEW CHAIRPERSON
By Paul Duwar Bak, Kampala
Warrap state universities and colleges students Association in Uganda elect the new chairperson of their Association. the chairperson of the electoral commission Garang Deng Majak declared Emmanuel Majok Akuecbeny as the winner of the election defeating his rival Akook Yai Akook with 148 votes while Akook got 121 votes.
Aluel Ring Thuch was also declared the secretary for finance beating Mary Achol Majak with 135 votes while Achol got 132 votes and Angok Ring Mathiang was declared the secretary General, he came unopposed. However, the chairperson of the electoral commission described the elections as ultimately free and fair.
On the other side the electoral commission secretary Paul Duwar Bak thanked the entire students for cooperating with the commission regulations during elections process , Paul described the elections as credible, free and fair elections which met the international standards of conducting elections.The observers and the agents of all the contestants express their satisfaction with results and described the elections as free and fair ever regardless of who won and who lose.
the outgoing chairperson Kuol Jok Manyok gave thanks to contestants for accepting the out come of the elections and he therefore,vowed to supports the new elected chairperson with his cabinets. He described the Association as the center of preaching unity and peaceful co-existence as well as to recognized the dreams of our grand parents,parents and more specially the dream of our leaders to have an educated generations.
The Association was established in 2010 as a platform to unite and address students grievances concerning the academic matters of warrap state students who are studying in various institutions of learning in Uganda.