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Osita Osememe gets 95.65% votes, emerges NACTAL president
Osita Samuel Osemene has emerged President of the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) for the 2026–2030 tenure, securing an overwhelming 95.65 per cent of the votes cast in the organisation’s national executive elections.
Osemene, who was nominated by Patriotic Citizen Initiatives, polled 44 of the 46 valid votes cast to defeat his opponent, Nosakhare Agbonavbare Erhunmwunsee of NAME Foundation, who secured two votes, representing 4.35 per cent.
The election was conducted electronically on September 5, 2026, with all 46 accredited voters casting their ballots. The NACTAL Electoral Committee recorded 46 valid votes and no invalid ballot.
In its official declaration, the Electoral Committee said it had conducted the electronic voting and thoroughly verified all cast ballots and verification tokens before declaring the results.
The committee subsequently declared Osemene duly elected as National President of NACTAL for the 2026–2030 tenure.
Osemene’s emergence was part of the election of a new National Executive Council to steer the affairs of NACTAL during the four-year tenure.
Other officers elected include Sarah David Ibi of Women of Valour Initiatives for Development and Empowerment, who emerged National Vice President unopposed with 46 votes.
Enwelum Ogechukwu Uzoamaka of Divine Era Development and Social Rights Initiative was elected National Secretary with 30 votes, representing 65.22 per cent, while Lorrieth Nwafor of Initiative for Social Change in Africa polled 16 votes.
Kalejaiye Olasunkanmi of Global Promoters for Community Initiatives was elected National Assistant Secretary unopposed with all 46 votes.
Eunice Oghale Odeghe of Female Drivers Association won the National Financial Secretary position with 32 votes, while Eunice Favour Eboatu of Reachout Initiative for Vulnerable Africa Women received 14 votes.
Ahmad Hashim of Millennium Development Center, Gusau, emerged National Internal Auditor unopposed with 46 votes, while Andrew Azubuike Duru of Rarduja Development Organisation was elected National Public Relations Officer, also with 46 votes.
Adedeji John Oludare of Betterliving Foundation & Capacity Development emerged National Treasurer unopposed, while Aremu Samuel Adeniyi of CSO for Conflict Resolution in Nigeria was elected National Legal Adviser, both securing all 46 votes.
At the zonal level, Eucheria Onyemaobi of Zaram Life Foundation was elected South-East Coordinator with eight out of eight votes, while Ejalonibu Ezekiel Agboola of Livingspring Human Development Initiatives won in the South-West with seven out of seven votes.
Kabiru Musa of Kebbi Sickle Cell Association emerged North-West Coordinator with seven out of seven votes, while Vera Roli Igbinadolor was elected North-Central Coordinator with three out of three votes.
The NACTAL Electoral Committee certified the results as a true, full and accurate account of the electronic votes validly cast in the National and Zonal Executive Elections held on September 5, 2026.