Bdlr Bamidele Bankole Osamudiamen of the Department of Building Technology has emerged as the new Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, ASUP branch of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi Edo State, Nigeria.

In a keenly contested election, Mr Osamudiamen polled a total of 312 votes to defeat his nearest rival who scored 243 votes. The election took place during a one day Congress of the association at the main auditorium of the institution on 11th August 2022.

Prior to clinching the top post, Mr Osamudiamen has served as the Vice Chairman of ASUP between August 2018 and August 2022. As the news broke on social media, messages of congratulations have been flying in from friends, family members and professional colleagues. Builder Dele as he is often called, is a very humble, unassuming and quintessential gentleman. We wish him a very successful tenure as he pilots the affairs of this great academic association in the next two year