Coalition of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Students has formally endorsed presidential and senatorial ambitions of Bola Tinubu and Senator Godswill Akpabio, just as it described as barbaric and laughable allegation that they were given money for the endorsement.
The group, in a communique issued at the end of their meeting on Sunday in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state and titled “Tinubu, Akpabio Remains Students’ Choice And Sole Candidate In The 2023 Presidential and Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District Election, noted that, “it will be barbaric for anyone to think we were financially induced, pressured or persuaded to endorse these great leaders.”
The group said Tinubu and Akpabio have become household names in the political lineage of Akwa Ibom State and that it would be barbaric for anyone to think they were financially induced, pressured or persuaded to endorse them.
“Some days ago, The Nation Online of October 25/10/2022 and other social media space was awash with comments on the defamatory remark against Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, by some so-called Students of the Senatorial District, challenging our noble course.
“It is a noble act to stand up for students who are seemingly helpless and defenceless, it is also noble to rise to the rescue of a suicidal set of people, however, such acts of nobility, when channeled through careless utterances of wickedness, placed with pretence of human face, can only be likened to fixing a golden ring on the snout of a pig.
“For Students who constantly project themselves as leaders of tomorrow, we are shocked at the level of deprivation and degradation which recently characterise words and actions from these individuals.
“For the avoidance of doubt, it constitutes a National and International disgrace when students seeking to become future leaders exhibit huge ignorance regarding the choice of how, when, and whom to lead them, but fall flat to appreciate crumbs at a time when the Senatorial District is on an academic wheelchair.
“It is very safe to say that it would be irresponsible for any individual, organisation or group not to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio to be our next President and SENATOR for AKWA IBOM NORTH-WEST (IKOT EKPENE SENATORIAL DISTRICT) at this critical time of our existence as students.”