By Adebisi Onanuga
Lagos State Judiciary Staff from the five judicial divisions converged at the Ikeja High Court premises last week to elect new executives to run the affairs of their union, the Lagos State Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) for the next four years.
The campaign and election for the positions were fought on two principal platforms, the Omoluabi Team and the Pillars Team.
At the end of the exercise which commenced at 3.00p.m. till about 7.45p.m. Kehinde Shobowale of Pillars Team was declared the winner with 388 votes to become the new Chairman of JUSUN in the state.
He narrowly defeated Mr Taofeek Gbadebo of the Omoluabi Team, who got 382 votes.
Mrs Adenike Ogunnaike was elected the union’s Vice-Chairman; Adesanya Damilare, Assistant Secretary; while Mrs Olorunfunmilayo Oloyede emerged the Treasurer.
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Others are the Public relation Officer (PRO), Jide Awesu; Financial Secretary, Adeleke Olaoluwa; Assistant Financial Secretary, Onabajo Damilola;Organizing Secretary, Olododo Joseph; Auditor, Folorunsho Kehinde and Legal Adviser, Ali Emmanuel.
Addressing the judiciary staff at the event, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Aloba, praised the peaceful conduct of the election.
The chief judge, who was represented by Mr Sanusi Kamar, Director of Finance and Human Resources of the Lagos State Judiciary, pledged support for staff of the Lagos State Judiciary.
He urged them to work hard and pursue excellence in their various fields, promising that their welfare would remain important to the judiciary.
In his acceptance speech, the new JUSUN Chairman, Shobowale, promised not to let down the judiciary.
Shobowale said that he would work hard to deliver all his electoral promises.
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