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GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATION TO ELECTIVE POSITIONS TO GOVERNING COUNCIL

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RELEVANT OFFICES BEING CONTESTED FOR:-

1. THE PRESIDENT
2. THE 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT
3. THE 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT
4. THE NATIONAL SECRETARY
5. THE ASSISTANT NATIONAL SECRETARY
6. THE NATIONAL TREASURER
7. CHAIRMAN, BODY OF FELLOWS
8. CHAIRMAN, STRATEGIC SYNERGY GROUP

 

1. NOMINATION

Any member of the Institute who is financially up to date, being in the grades of Associate, Full Member, and Fellow of the Institute is qualified to contest for the Elections provided that no member shall be eligible for election into the Governing Council of the Institute or a Chairperson of any of its State Chapters:-

 

1. If he/she holds a political party office or elected or an office holder in any registered political party in Nigeria
2. If such a member does not have a minimum of at least 5 years proven practice in Strategic Management
3. If such a member is not up to 30 years of age
4. If he/she has been adjudged bankrupt
5. If he/she has been indicted by any Court of Competent Jurisdiction in Nigeria or elsewhere or any Administrative Board of Enquiry on offences dealing with dishonesty, misappropriation of Public Funds or abuse of Office
6. If he/she is not a Citizen of Nigeria
7. Any member wishing to nominate a member or members for election to the Council shall notify the Chairman, IEC in writing accompanied by the nominees consent in writing of his intention to do so in accordance to the election timetable
8. No member shall be allowed to nominate himself/herself as a candidate for election.
9. Each candidate for election shall be sponsored by at least: seven (7) members from seven (7) different State Chapters for the Post of the President and five (5) for other positions.
10. Nomination forms for the various positions shall be picked up at the ISMN Secretariat with a payment of N25,000.00 – for the Post of President and the sum of N15,000.00 for other positions.
11. No candidate shall be allowed to contest for two posts simultaneously in any election.

 

2. SCREENING

All nominated candidates shall be duly screened in accordance with Institutes Constitution, Electoral Guidelines, rules and regulations developed by the IEC based on the information contained in the Nomination Form. All screened candidates shall be informed in writing with the screening results.

 

3. POST SCREENING

Appeals arising from the screening exercise shall be received and dealt with within the specified period on the election timetable. Decisions on the appeal will also be communicated to appellants and there shall be no further appeal thereafter. A list of eligible’s will be printed on leaflets.

 

4. VOTER EDUCATION

The IEC shall embark on Voter Education

 

5. CANVASSING FOR VOTES

Contestants shall canvass for votes within the time provided on the timetable. The contestants shall not canvass for votes by the use of printed materials or public electronic media. If they do, they shall be disqualified. The IEC shall compile and publish accurate information on the personal profile of each contestant.

 

6. MODE OF ELECTION

Elections shall be by Open Ballot System.

 

7. APPLICATION FORM

Application Form can be downloaded here.

 

 

 

ELECTION TIMETABLE

S/NO.	EVENTS	TIME LINES
1	NOMINATION	May 1, 2012 - May 31, 2012
2	SCREENING	June 1 – June 8, 2012
3	POST SCREENING	June 11 – June 15, 2012
4	VOTER EDUCATION/CANVASSING FOR VOTES	June 18, 2012 – Midnight July 4, 2012
5	ELECTIONS	Holding AGM day July 6, 2012
6	POST ELECTIONS & Valedictory session for the outgoing Executives	August 10, 2012

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