Confusion has engulfed Nsukka following parallel and disputed elections that have produced multiple claimants to the position of President of the Nsukka Youth General Assembly (NYGA).
At least four individuals are currently laying claim to the youth presidency, deepening the leadership crisis within the organisation.
While one faction has presented Kenneth Nnamdi Eze as the duly elected president, another group has announced Oscar Ayogu as winner of its own exercise.
A third faction insists that Hon. Ugonna Everestus Nwodo emerged president, while an earlier election conducted by a group led by an Electoral Committee headed by Malachy Omeje declared Bonaventure Chigozie Omego as winner.
The dissolved Electoral Committee had earlier announced that a bye-election was held on Sunday in Nsukka in line with the NYGA constitution.
According to the committee, out of 925 registered voters, 235 were accredited and voted, with Bonaventure Omego polling 229 votes, while Kenneth Nnamdi Eze and Ugonna Everestus Nwodo recorded two and three votes respectively.
However, the Executive Council of the Nsukka Youth General Assembly promptly disowned that exercise, declaring it null, void and of no effect.
In a public disclaimer, the NYGA leadership stated that it neither authorised nor recognised any bye-election conducted in its name, stressing that the purported electoral committee had earlier been dissolved for non-compliance with established guidelines.
The leadership further disclosed that all aspirants earlier screened for the 2025 bye-election had been disqualified, insisting that no valid process had been approved, supervised or validated by the Assembly.
Despite the disclaimer, fresh confusion emerged as other factions announced separate outcomes, naming Kenneth Nnamdi Eze, Oscar Ayogu and Hon. Ugonna Nwodo as president through what were described as parallel elections, each conducted by different interest groups.
