Imo Election: NANS Endorses APC Candidate

 

The National Association Of Nigerian Students (NANS) has endorsed Governor of Imo State, His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma for a second term in office

NANS also   donated over 20,000 campaign materials to support his Gubernatorial Campaigns.

The Nigerian students who came  into the state  from the 36 states of the Federation and the federal capital territory for their pre-convention meeting in the state capital said that they were moved to support the governor’s campaign with material evidence after spending about three days in the state and saw the good works the governor has rendered to the people of the state.

Speaking on behalf of the students, Comrade Usman Barambu, the National President of the association said that the governor has worked for not just the state but the entire Nigerian students to merit the award as Patron and also warranted the support for the governor’s re-election bid.

The NANS pre-convention meeting is an event which holds to set up their electoral committee for their upcoming elections usually rotated amongst states and Imo State happens to be this year’s hosting states.

Amongst the Donated campaign materials included 10, 000 pieces of 60 leaves exercise books, 5,000 pieces of Tee Shirts and 5,000 pieces of campaign billboards to be mounted across the state including on the buses operated by the students.

The Governor while responding thanked the entire Nigerian students for coming together to honor and support him while promising that he will continue to do things that will uplift the wellbeing of the Nigerian students which he identified as the generality of the Nigerian people.

“You represent the citadel of growth; if you’re not strong we will never be strong and when you’re properly educated it means you are going to be a successful person in the society” told the students.

The Governor told the students that he is doing everything within the government to get the youths properly employed as he announced that in few days time, 15,000 youths mostly members of the Nigerian students will be graduated from the free digital skills which the state government is spearheading.