By Ojo Victor Folashade.
The council of zonal coordinators for the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have thrown their weight behind the candidature of Comrade Oluwaloseyi Solomon Babaeko, the U.P.N House of Assembly candidate for Kabba-Bunu constituency.
Led by Comrade Farouk Lawal, the zonal coordinators announced the endorsement at Babaeko campaign office in Kajola Kabba on Thursday.
Lawal commended the House of Assembly hopeful for his noble role in the students movement.
One of the zonal coordinators, Comrade Samuel warned the state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Prince Yomi Kola, who also doubles as the candidate for the A.P.C against any attempt to rig the forthcoming election especially that of the Kabba/Bunu Constituency.
“The over 30,000 000 plus 1 Nigerian Students are determined to mobilize 5000 Nigerian students to monitor the March 16th election as any attempt to rig the election would be an invitation to anarchy,” he said.
The director general of the Babaeko campaign organization, Comrade Segun Awuto thanked the noble association for the deserving endorsement.
Comrade Oluwaloseyi Solomon Babaeko, in his own thank you message, thanked the Nigerian students for the endorsement and the award.
He dedicated the award to His Excellency, Mr. Steve Babaeko, the Vice President of Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria, for giving him a qualitative education both in OAU Ife and a Masters degree in Conflict, Development and Security from University of Leeds U.K., the Emir of Kastina who facilitated his admission into OAU, the suffering masses of Kabba/Bunu Constituency, the oppressed, the downtrodden, revolutionary leaders across the globe, and above all, to all our fallen heroes like Moses Osakede, Donald Onakogu, Fabocious and a host of other martyrs.
He stressed further by using the opportunity of the gathering to appeal to President Muhammad Buhari to approve Ahmadu Bello College of Agriculture to a university status.
Comrade Oluwaloseyi Babaeko further appealed to the President to intervene in the travail of Comrade Deji Adeyanju by ensuring his unconditional release.
“The President may choose to ignore the messenger but I appeal to him not to ignore some of his messages. I wish to call on the United States of America, the European Union, ECOWAS and other bilateral agencies to urgently act on our petitions,” he said.
