By Sampson Uhuegbu
Anambra State students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South East zone, have declared their intention to contribute money to purchase the “Expression Of Interest Form” for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to contest for a second term in office in 2027.
They also said that they were ready to mobilise over 20,000 youths and students for his second term endorsement rally, adding that President Tinubu has proved within the last three years to be a genuine progressive worthy of their support.
Led by their Coordinator, Okoye Mathew Okpala, the students converged during a meeting at the ETF hall of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam campus, Anambra State, on Saturday to deliberate on the theme “Discovering Purpose and Working in Ordination 2026″.
According to Okpala, their primary interest had been and would remain the welfare, advancement and protection of students’ interests above any other consideration.
To them, leadership, he said, is about policies that directly impact the lives of the people, a reason he stressed the students were in clear and unwavering support of President Tinubu’s Second term in the 2027 general elections.
Under Tinubu’s leadership, Nigerian students, he said, had witnessed a historic intervention in the education sector through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
He stressed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has demonstrated that students are not an afterthought in governance and, by investing in education financing and working towards economic stabilisation, had shown he understands that the future of Nigeria lies in the classrooms, laboratories, and lecture halls of today.
Comrade Okoye, however, noted that the students’ support for Tinubu was not based on sentiment but on measurable impact, adding that as students they will always stand with policies that keep them in school, reduce financial burden, and secure their academic future.
For these reasons, he said the students from the zone proudly support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the next election, because leadership must be measured by what it does for the people, especially for the youth who embody the future of the nation.
The students, he emphasised must continue to choose progress, opportunity, and inclusive leadership above any other consideration.