UNIBEN gets another female SUG president

“To all those who are sceptical about a female being a president, I say we have crossed the Rubicon. Those people need to read the Bible and learn about the story of Deborah."

History was made at the University of Benin, Edo state when a female student, Lauretta Obakpolor was elected the  president of the Students’ Union Government (SUG).

A 500-level student of the school, Ezekiel Efeobhokhan reported that Obakpolor, a  400-Level Pharmacy student beat five other candidates with 2,283 votes to win the coveted position.

TheNation reported that excited shouts of her name rented the air as soon as she was declared winner by the electoral committee. Her supporters moved round the campus singing victory songs.

She was also reportedly not encouraged from the very start, but as soon as she unveiled her programme on Manifesto Day, she was greeted with applause. The same could not be said for other candidates.