The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ebonyi State Chapter has officially endorsed Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Ebonyi State as their consensus Candidate ahead of 11th March 2023 Governorship Election during the NANS Zone F Extraordinary Senate Meeting held on 3rd February, 2023 at Osborne La Palm Hotel, Abakaliki.
In his opening remark, the Local Organizing Committee Chairman of the NANS Zone F Extraordinary Senate Meeting, Comr Ituma Paul Eze, who was the former NANS JCC Chairman, Ebonyi State and the Coordinator, FON Youth Movement, Ebonyi North Zone appreciated Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for his support to Nigerian Students thus and his legislative prowess which according to him is the brain behind the projects in the State. He maintained that the reason behind his endorsement which coincided with NANS Zone F Extraordinary Senate Meeting was predicated on his untainted support for the Students, leadership ingenuity, experience. And his passionate to empower the youth, adding that the Students present are voters in Ebonyi with valid PVC.
On his part, the Coordinator, Divine Mandate Students Campaign Council who doubles as the Chairman, NANS Stakeholders Ebonyi State and the Chairman, Central planning Committee of the NANS Zone F Extraordinary Senate Meeting, Comr Okoro Joshua Offor (Majesty), lauded Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for his benevolence towards the Students of Ebonyi State which according to him spurred the Students to endorse him as their sole Gubernatorial Candidate come 11th March, 2023 to deepen Democracy in Ebonyi and address sundry issues facing the Students. He applauded him for his sundry legislative prowess which birthed the establishment of King David Umahi Federal University, Teaching Hospital, and School of Nursing, Uburu among others. He urged the overzealous Students to demonstrate the endorsement in their respective polling units by casting their vote wholesomely to Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru whom he described as the only qualified person to take over from Engr Dave Nweze Umahi based on experience, competency, leadership ingenuity, equity and fairness.
Addressing the Students, Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Ebonyi State who was visibly filled with joy extolled the Students on their resolve to endorse him as their sole Gubernatorial Candidate ahead of 11th March Guber election and promised to prioritize their interest if given the mandate to Govern the State. While narrating how he became the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly when he never dreamed of such, he encouraged the Students to be optimistic and see the level they are presenting as a starting point for their success in life.
Commending Gov Umahi for facelifting Ebonyi State, he remarked that Ebonyi State was a dust State but today, there are testimonies about the progressive development. And admonished the Students to see Science as area to do exploit, noting that graduate without skill to add value to the society is not a graduate and gave assurance that his administration won't tolerate unproductive graduates who would be constituting nuisance in the State.
Emphasizing on the importance and productivity of professional course, he narrated how he turned down his admission in Architectural Department at UNN and advised the Students to read courses that will fetch them job opportunities easily and make them self reliance with Government assistant.
He challenged the Students to question the source of wealth of those Gubernatorial Candidates who said they never ate a kobo from the coffers of Ebonyi State Government and revealed how most of them got empowered from the Government but now parades themselves as political saints just to decieve the public and get sympathy vote. He advised the Students to ignore the merchants of fake news and propagandists who said that he was flown to foreign land for medical reasons as such is figment of imagination and antics of political jobbers.
Contributing, the DG of Divine Mandate Campaign Council, Chief Deacon Austin Chukwu Umahi commended the Zone F Students for deeming it necessary to endorse Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru which he said was a right step in the right direction. He described Nwifuru as a leader who's passionate about the Students and human capital development. While urging the Students to use their PVC and demonstrate the endorsement in the polling units by voting Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna, he entreated them to convince their parents, friends and relatives to Support FON to avoid truncating the tripartite of equity, Justice and Fairness which is the mainstream of Ebonyi State.
Speaking further, he said:
"Don't be decieved by yahoo yahoo Candidate. Don't be intimidated. Don't be cajole by political jobbers. Remain resolute and courageous. Let's vote out these gatecrashers and silence them by voting massively for FON come 11th March, 2023"
The Extraordinary Senate Meeting/Endorsement saw Students parts of Ebonyi State, NANS leaders in Southeast Geopolitical Zone, SUG Presidents, LG Presidents and stakeholders in Students community from Ebonyi State.
Highpoints of the program includes, presentation of Award to Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru championed by Comr Ude Omanta, group photograph and endorsement of Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru as presided over by the NANS Zone F Coordinator, Comr Moses Ibeabuchi (IBB) following the motion moved by the SUG President of EBSU, Comr Ositadimma Okporo Camilius and seconded by the Ebonyi North Zone Student President, Comr Collins with his Southern Counterpart, Comr Okorie Caleb.
This was according to Comrade Okoro Joshua Offor.
Divine Mandate Campaign Counci
(Students Mobilization)
NANS stakeholders Forum Chairman Ebonyi State.
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