Constitution Clause Suspension Result Released

The speaker of the 6th assembly of the Renewable Natural Resources Students Association Students Legislative Council (RENARSA SLC) has released the results for the vote as regards the suspension of the clause on the composition of the electoral committee. The constitutional clause that was to be suspended is contained in Article IV, Section I, Sub-section II, Bullet II of the RENARSA constitution, stating “the electoral committee shall be made up of one (1) representative each from the Departments in the Faculty and one (1) representative from 200 level.”

Recall that on October 9, 2025, the 6th assembly of the RENARSA SLC released a press statement giving RENARSAites the opportunity to vote for the removal of the clause. The press release was followed by a google form which was opened to RENARSAites for voting. After 20 days, the results to the google form were announced.

According to the official report released by the Renewable Natural Resources Students’ Association (RENARSA) Students’ Legislative Council (SLC), the voting was conducted via Google Form and recorded a total of 67 participants drawn from four departments and five academic levels within the faculty. The departments represented included Aquaculture and Fisheries Management (27 participants), Forest Production and Product (21 participants), Social and Environmental Forestry (18 participants), and Wildlife and Ecotourism Management (1 participant).

The level distribution showed a wide spread of participation across academic classes, with 100 level (9 participants), 200 level (8 participants), 300 level (16 participants), 400 level (11 participants), and 500 level (23 participants) all contributing to the voting process. In the final outcome, 46 members (68.7%) voted in favor of suspending the clause, while 21 members (31.3%) opposed the motion. This result, according to the Speaker of the Legislative Council, Rt. Hon. Adejuyigbe Emmanuel Odunayo, satisfies the constitutional requirement of a two-thirds majority for such an amendment. “The outcome shows that the majority voted ‘Yes’, satisfying the two-thirds requirement for the suspension of the clause,” the report stated.