March 04, (THEWILL) – Students in Cross River State, under the Students Leadership Forum, Tertiary Institutions, have justified their reasons for queuing behind the governorship ambition of Senator Prince Bassey Otu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The students made this known in Calabar, during a media parley at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre.
The students, who spoke through Edet Bernard Boniface, the president of the Post Graduate Students Union Government, in the University of Calabar, said the APC guber candidate is favoured by the argument of time and is also a youth-friendly candidate with greater antecedents
Mr Edet said, “It is imperative and instructive at this point to mention that beyond the fact that Senator Bassey Otu is favoured by the argument of time, he is also the most student and youth-friendly candidate.
“He has greater antecedents compared to all other candidates.
“He facilitated the UNICROSS administrative block in Calabar, built some schools and several school blocks across the southern senatorial district as a senator.
“He also gave grants and scholarships to students and even employed many youths, talk less of his empowerment symbol, making all to define him as the author of empowerment”, he said.
Also speaking, Tiron Bassey, the executive president of the Student Union Government, University of Calabar, said they stand for truth, justice, equity and fairness.
He added that Prince Otu has stood by students both far and wide over time and the 45,000 students of UNICAL have resolved to stand by him, and with God on their side, they will emerge victorious.
On his part, Akpeke Peter Adie, the Executive President of the National Association Of Cross River State Students, NACRISS, said Prince Otu is a life member of NACRISS Worldwide.
He added that the guber candidate has the support of all student leaders at various levels and this is unanimous.
He stressed that they are giving their support to him for equity, justice and fairness and students under his watch are with Prince Otu.
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