"AAU HOME BRANCH ELECTION: WHEN 49 MEN DECIDED FOR 600" ...... An Election Cancelled By Its Own Process

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EKPOMA:  Democracy died a little in Ekpoma on Friday, August 14, 2026.

What was meant to be a renewal of leadership for the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association, Home Branch, ended instead as a masterclass in how to subvert the will of the people with soldiers, secret lists, and midnight press releases.

THE CRIME SCENE

Over 140 financial members showed up to vote. Only 49 were allowed to.  

The Electoral Committee, unilaterally appointed by the outgoing executive, moved the venue to a candidate’s private residence. They militarized it with 4 soldiers, 13 policemen, and armed youths. They produced a hidden voter list drawn from 2023-2026 attendance, ignoring the Constitution which says "all financial members are eligible to vote."

Accreditation was recorded at 43. Votes cast were 45. For other positions, votes fluctuated between 20 and 24. Yet at 10:13PM, a winner was declared. By 5:15AM, the declaration was "corrected."

If that is not inconclusive, what is?

THE PATTERN

This was not an accident. It was architecture. 

Before: Schedule changed repeatedly. Nominations reopened for "cronies". No financial report since Dec 2025. 

During: Intimidation of senior professors, captains of industry, and married women. Threats of police and army arrest. 

After: Censored WhatsApp group. Deleted declarations. Rushed corrections. 

When you hide the voters’ list, silence the platform, and militarize the venue, you are not conducting an election. You are staging a coronation.


WHY IT MATTERS

The Home Branch is not just another chapter. It is the flagship and foundation of AAU Alumni Worldwide. With over 600 active financial members, to allow 49 handpicked persons to determine leadership is to tell the other 551 that their dues, their loyalty, and their voice do not matter.

"Payment of dues is the lifeline of any Association. Any Association that deprives dues-paying members from voting does not want growth."

 

OUR STAND

The concerned members have therefore done what patriots must do: they have spoken up. 

They demand: 

1.  Immediate Nullification of the August 14 election. 

2.  Reconstitution of ELECO independent, constitutional, and balanced. 

3.  Non-Recognition of anyone emerging from this flawed process. 

4.  A 5-Year Financial Audit of the outgoing executive. 

And they have given a 7-day ultimatum. After that: withdrawal of subscriptions, formation of a parallel democratic branch, new digital platforms, and legal action.

 

THE BIGGER PICTURE

This is not just about AAU. This is Nigeria’s story in miniature. 

Low turnout. Compromised institutions. Voters disenfranchised by bureaucracy and brute force.

Even as Osun State struggles with 42% voter turnout in its 2026 governorship election, here in Ekpoma we saw turnout artificially engineered to below 10% of financial membership.

If we cannot practice democracy in our alumni house, how do we preach it to the nation?

 

A WORD OF CREDIT

We must commend the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mrs. Eunice Omonzijie, and AAU Management for remaining neutral and refusing to interfere. That is how institutions build trust.

 

CONCLUSION

An election where the process is manipulated before voting begins is not an election. It is a selection. 

The NEC and Worldwide President, Dr. Clifford Imade Omozeghian Esq, now have 7 days to choose: uphold the Constitution, or watch the Home Branch fracture.

 The members have spoken. The evidence is documented. The time for cosmetic fixes is over.

 Cancel this election. Do it again. Do it right. 

Because if the diagnosis is wrong, the treatment cannot be right.


This editorial is based on a Press Release signed by Comr. Austine Onobhayedo, Comr. Dr. Z.U. Mamudu, Comr. Benedict Oseyomon, Comr. Okhiria Peace Okosun, Comr. Mrs. R. I. Egbon, Comr. Aidenojie Monday, and Dr. Mrs. G.O. Ochie  For: Concerned Financial Members & Stakeholders, AAU Alumni Association Home Branch.

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