By Ibrahim Yunusa
The National Association of Kano State Students (NAKSS) held its convention yesterday, where new leaders were elected.
The association’s convention was held at the Murtala Muhammed Library under the auspices of the Convention Planning Committee (CPC) constituted by the association’s stakeholders.
The mother union of all students of Kano has 136 registered local chapters in different universities and colleges, and 42 of them appeared at the convention and cast their votes. The president and secretary of each chapter are the delegates and are mandated to vote at the convention.
Announcing the results of the election, the chairman of the election committee, Yaseen Sulaiman Saye, said that the seats of Secretary General and Sports Director were the only seats that were duly contested by two aspirants each, while the remaining seats had single contestants.
The new leaders of the NAKSS national body are: Isyaku Ali Kanwa from Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, who emerged as the association’s president, and Rabi’u Muhammad Sa’ad, Zainab Musa Isma’il, Sabi’u Rabilu Kabo, and Muhammad Ghali Muhammad as Vice President 1, Vice President 2, Secretary General, and Assistant Secretary, respectively.
Others are: Abdulyasar Muhammad Dabo, Treasurer; Abdulkarim Idris Namadina, Financial Secretary; Mustapha Abdu Saye, Welfare 1; Maryam Bala Isa, Welfare 2; Fiddausi Abdulkarim Salihu, Women Mobilizer; Abubakar Abdullahi Tabuke, Social Director; Abdullahi Ali Gambo, Auditor General; Ahmad Khamis Umar, Sports Director; Mustapha Mustapha Bashir, PRO 1; and Shehu Amiru, PRO 2.
The newly elected administration of the NAKSS National Body has a tenure of one year.