As the Pro Continuity rally by some people who claimed to be Ekiti students continued to receive criticism from various students leaders in the State, the State highest student indigenous body, Federation of Ekiti State Students Union has through the General Secretary, Ademiluyi Ayodele Joseph berates the rally that it wasn't for the interest of the Ekiti students and wasn't from the federation of Ekiti State Students union.
In similar, the Senate arm of Federation of Ekiti State Students Union has criticised the State government for staging a rally and as well warn those who led the rally to stop impersonating the union.
This was made known in a press statement jointly signed by the Senate President and the Clerk, Sen. ADU, Opeyemi Abiodun and SEN Akintoye Akinola respectively and made available to Civil Reporters.
According to the body, "It has come to our notice that some sets of persons with tarnished image have appeared before pressmen portraying themselves as Ekiti State Students' Leaders and have also declared support for the claimed 'continuity' agenda of Ekiti State Governor"
"Federation of Ekiti State Students' Union National leadership remains the only body which takes decision on behalf of indigenous Ekiti students who are apparently the major stakeholders of Ekiti polity." they stressed further.
They reiterated that the body wouldn't give support to a government that hasn't prioritize the students needs, "They really value the credibility of our Union and relevance attached, thus resulted to feeding the general public with lies and products of their deceitful politicking. Ekiti students should trust the National Leadership as we will never give continuity support to a State Government who overtime has not prioritize our needs". They said
"Higher institutions have been shut down, bursary and scholarship awards not paid, worker's salaries unpaid, our teeming secondary school students made to pay outrageous prices as tax, among many other obnoxious policies of the State Government."
"It should be also noted that according to reports, innocent students who wrote UTME examinations in Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti were use for the purpose through the aid of the State Governor's puppet installed as Caretaker Chairman of Ekiti State University Students' Union Government,Caretaker Committee and assistance of the school Vice Chancellor who is still trying to get favor from the State Governor."
The body assured the students populace of addressing the issue as soon as possible without fear of intimidation or favor, "I want to assure all Ekiti State students that the National Leaders of the Union shall without fear or favour address this issue as soon as possible before this week runs out". The concluded.
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