ADVERTISEMENT
  • The Membership Club
  • #EndSARS Dashboard
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Special Reports and Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • #EndSARS Dashboard
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • #PandoraPapers
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
  • Home
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Special Reports and Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • #EndSARS Dashboard
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • #PandoraPapers
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
ADVERTISEMENT
Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) [Photo Credit: MojiDelano.com]

Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) [Photo Credit: MojiDelano.com]

Crisis rocks computer registration council over annulled election

The council’s electoral committee has been accused of compromising the process.

byMojeed Alabi
May 4, 2021
4 min read

All seems not well with the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) as concerned parties have kicked against the cancellation of the body’s election held on April 8 and the rescheduled poll slated for May 6.

The council’s electoral committee, which is headed by a lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Abimbola Soriyan, a professor, has been accused of compromising the process.

The electoral committee was said to have annulled the poll conducted virtually after the winners had emerged, which held after a series of activities lined up in the election timetable had successfully held.

The purported winner of the April 18 poll, Afolayan Obiniyi, a professor of computer science at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, told PREMIUM TIMES on the phone that the decision to annul the election as an afterthought and an attempt towards working against his interest.

He said; “I was not informed of the cancellation until the information started filtering in very late in the night of the election. They claimed the database was compromised and I asked by who?”

Another member of the council who does not want to be mentioned said efforts were being made to address the issues “in order not to drag the council’s name in the mud.”

The source, however decried the development, describing it as a result of desperation of a few.

A purported screenshot of the result of the April 8 election which was shared with PREMIUM TIMES revealed that Mr Obiniyi polled 285 of the 341 total votes cast, amounting to 83.6 per cent of the votes.

His opponent, and an outgoing vice-president, Kole Jagun, scored 56 out of 341, amounting to 16.4 per cent of the total votes cast.

The position of the vice president, which is the second vacant position, was contested unopposed by Eyo Essien. The candidate was said to have scored 182 votes, amounting to 100 per cent of those who voted in the category.

When confronted with the fact of the result, electoral committee chairman did not deny its existence but insisted that she was not in the best position to speak on the matter.

She told our reporter on the phone that only the leadership of the council could speak on the development.

Meanwhile, both the registrar and the outgoing president of the council, Aliyu Mohammed and Charles Uwadia respectively, neither picked several calls to their telephone lines nor replied messages sent to them.

Group wades in

Meanwhile, a non-governmental organisation, Lygel Youths and Leadership Initiative (LYLI) has petitioned the electoral committee and sent copies to both the outgoing president and the council’s registrar, accusing the committee of committing illegality.

The group, which claims that though it is neither a party to the election nor a member of the council, said it has vested interest in good leadership, public accountability and professionalism.

“Nevertheless, the organisation through research, advocacy, public education on the above objectives, is imposed with the mandate to speak and address relevant issues for the public concern,” it said, adding that its intervention is “predicated on the need to see that justice is done in all cases of public interest.”

The letter, which is dated April 25 and signed by its director of legal and compliance unit, Olalekan Oladapo, is titled; “Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria- CPN), April 2021 Election into the Council’s Offices – the Attending Illegal Abortion, Travesty of Justice: Our Concern.”

The letter noted that the reasons advanced by the electoral committee for the annulment of the election were that the election was test run and that it was also compromised at the same time.

The group said having followed the process from the opening of campaign till the day of the election, and based on the electoral guidelines set by the same committee, there was nowhere it was stated that the poll held on April 8 was a test run, and that the claim that the process was compromised was self-indicting.

The petition reads in part; “Sequel to the guidelines of the election, your committee within your mandate did set up a Timetable for the conduct of the election, which ran from the 21st February 2021 to April 8th 2021. The Timetable highlighted the activities from (i) the publication of vacant positions to the (ii) announcement of the result and (iii) the acceptance speech of the winner of the election. It is incontrovertible facts and based on record that the timetable was followed religiously from the beginning to the end, save for the declaration of the winner and the acceptance speech that were not complied with by your committee, after the emergence of the winners.”

“Be that as it is may, the election that was electronically conducted and managed by your committee consequently produced its result and the winners eventually emerged on the basis of the pattern of voting of the accredited voters as follows; Kole Jagun- 56 of 16.4% of total votes scored for the office of the president while Prof Afolayan Obiniyi’s 285 amounted to 83.6% of total votes for the office of the president of the Council and Dr. Eyo Effiong Essien’s 182 votes represented 100% of the total votes for the position of the Vice-President of the Council. It was based on this that Prof Afolayan Obiniyi won with 83.6% total votes scored to emerge as the president.”

The group has, therefore, called on the electoral committee to declare the winners of the election held on April 8 and ensure their proper swearing-in.

It also called for the cancellation of the scheduled election, saying as a body of professionals, Nigeria has so much to learn from the council.

Advertisements



We received no petition –Soriyan

But the chairman of the electoral committee has said her office has not received any petition from any group.

Mrs Soriyan, while speaking on the telephone with our reporter, said; “No petition has been submitted to us. But we can also not comment on this matter. It is only the council that is empowered to make any comment.”

She said either the outgoing president or the registrar should be contacted for their comments. But none of the duo neither picked our reporter’s call nor responded to the short messages sent to their mobile telephone lines.

Council holds reconciliation meeting

Meanwhile, till around 11 p.m on Monday, ‘stakeholders’ within the council were in a prolonged reconciliation meeting in Abuja, the federal capital territory.

In attendance at the meeting were the outgoing president, the council’s registrar and the candidates.

The resolution of the peace parley, PREMIUM TIMES learnt was to ensure the rescheduled election holds and that whoever emerges be accepted as the duly elected president and chairman-in-council.

Speaking on the new development, Mr Obiniyi called on his supporters to abide by the decision of the council for the sake of unity and progress.

He urged all critical stakeholders to see his vision for the council and ensure his victory at the rescheduled poll slated for Thursday.

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket

CITIZEN-FM AD


Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate


TEXT AD: Why women cheat: what every Nigerian man should know







PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

Speeding bus driver kills motorcyclist in Anambra – FRSC

Next Post

INTERVIEW: Why investigative journalism is difficult in broadcast industry — Agidigbo FM manager

Mojeed Alabi

Mojeed Alabi

More News

The Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos

‘Human remains’ found on Lagos airport runway

May 20, 2022
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana

Falana sues Nigerian govt over Abuja-Kaduna train bombing

May 20, 2022
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

Buhari appoints Nigeria’s new Statistician-General

May 20, 2022
how-danish-citizen-peter-nielsen-killed-his-nigerian-wife-and-daughter-police

UPDATED: Court sentences Dane to death for killing Nigerian wife, child

May 20, 2022
Innoson Group of Companies

Why we’re launching tricycle production in Nigeria — Innoson

May 20, 2022
Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong [PHOTO CREDIT: @The Plateau State Governor’s Directorate Of Press]

APC Presidential Primary: Plateau delegates will vote Amaechi, this is why – Governor Lalong

May 20, 2022
Next Post
Agidigbo FM

INTERVIEW: Why investigative journalism is difficult in broadcast industry — Agidigbo FM manager

The Nigerian Senate Plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NGRSenate]

Insecurity: Service Chiefs to brief Senate on Thursday

Leave Comment

Search

AUN-PT Ad





Transport-Technology


Stanbic Ad


Access Bank Ad





Glo Ad


Subscribe to News via Email

Enter your email address and receive notifications of news by email.

Join 1,842,620 other subscribers.

Advertisement






netherland biz school Advert



Zenith Advert

ADVERTISEMENT

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • #PandoraPapers
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • #EndSARS Dashboard
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
  • Opinion
  • The Membership Club
  • Dubawa
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.