ASUP: Former HOD Mass Comm, Mal. Pali emerge ATAP Chairman

By Samuel Luka

The former Head of Department of Mass Communication, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic (ATAP) Bauchi, Malam Nazif Abba Pali has been elected as the New Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) of the institution.

This is contained in a press statement made available to newsmen by his colleague in the mass communication department of the polytechnic, Mal. Abdul Burra yesterday.

Announcing the results of the election which took place on Thursday, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Malam Musa Yakubu said, Malam Nazif Abba Pali scored 114 votes to defeat Malam Rabiu Ibrahim who got 100 votes and Malam Sa’idu Ali who secured 85 votes.

In his acceptance speech, the new chairman expressed gratitude to Almighty Allah and his colleagues for their trust in him by voting him to lead the union.

He promised to come up with a united leadership that will design and implement policies and initiatives that will take the union and the Polytechnic to the higher level of development.

Malam Pali also called on his opponents to join hands with him to provide positive leadership to the union, saying all of them are winners in the election.

In his valedictory speech, the outgoing Chairman, Malam Dahiru Musa Abdullahi thanked members of the union for giving him and his colleagues, the mandate to serve for two terms and supported them to work unhindered.

He also commended Governor Bala Mohammed for the restoration of promotion implementation of staff, appointing Rector from and within the staff and construction of roads in the main Campus in Wuntin Dada.

Others elected include Auwal Abdullahi as Vice Chairman, Musa Ibrahim as General Secretary, Ibrahim Sule Fanti as Assistant General Secretary, Comrade Sama’ila Ali as Treasurer, Engr Muhammad Sa’id Saleh as Financial Secretary, Aminu Azare as Publicity Secretary and Mahmud Sa’idu Badara as Welfare Secretary.