Indigenous students of
various tertiary institutions in Anambra, on Wednesday 6th, staged a peaceful
walk in Awka, the state capital for a free, fair and credible governorship
election come November 18th, 2017.
The students under the
aegis of National Union of Anambra State Students (NUASS) marched along major
streets of Awka with placards to depict their quest for a peaceful election in
the state.
Accompanied by the
Federal Road Safety Corps and the Police personnel to ensure a peaceful march,
the students displayed placards with inscriptions such as, “National Union of
Anambra Students says no to election violence. Father, mother, daughter, son,
is one vote. I am for peace, you are for peace, we are for peace.”
Speaking to
journalists, the leader of the students and National President of NUASS,
Echegbo Chibunna Godwin said the students were tired of being used and dumped
by politicians who on getting to position relegated their welfare to the
background.
He said, “We are saying
that there must be an election in Anambra State and the election must be free
and fair.
“We want a credible
election and so we want the political parties, the candidates and the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take note of our demand
today. We have come from across the federation down to our state capital, Awka
to say we want a credible election come November 18.
“This time around
students are going to determine who becomes the next governor of Anambra State
because we are over 20,000 students with our voters’ card and we are ready.
There will be no need for shooting; no fighting, anybody that loses should
congratulate the winner.”
Emphasizing that the
students had not endorsed any candidate or party, the student leader said, “We
the students are going to support those who will see us and recognize us
because over the years we have been sidelined by those in government but now we
are out to say whatever that belongs to Anambra students will be given to
them.”
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