Niger Delta Students Extol Betsy Obaseki, Join Edo Govt. Against Killing Of Students, Youths

Niger Delta Students Union Government (NDSUG), from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has extolled the wife of the Edo State governor, Mrs Betsy Godwin Obaseki for bringing together all the students in the region.
The body also expressed their worry over the incessant killing of their students as a result of recent cult related issues. They issued the statement at a peaceful rally to the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in Benin City, Edo State.
Addressing the media, national president Niger Delta Students Union Government (NDSUG), Comrade Scott Uyiosa Ogunseri, called on vital authorities to put an end bloodletting and the killing of students.
The students described the governor’s wife as a transformational leader whose deeds will not be easily forgotten.
He said: “Niger Delta Students Union Government (NDSUG), wants to deliberately congratulate the wife of the Edo State Governor, Betsy Obaseki for all her efforts i revving up the standards of the people across the region.
“We are of the school of thought that says, ‘if your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.
“In NDSUG, we also believe that followers who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination. Therefore, we have learned over time that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”.
“Given this, our march today is a reflection of your support for the Niger Delta students, particularly, in sports development, knowing the role you have played in our steady growth”
They said their rally was in demonstration of recognition of her impactful contributions to lift the region especially through sports and campaigns against illegal migration.
“We are assembled, to demonstrate your seemingly simple yet, relevant and immensely impactful practice in the third edition of the Betsy Obaseki Women’s Football Tournament, BOWFT.
“This, in turn, will dissuade intending irregular migrants from falling victim to the evil cartel who embarked on transporting young girls through the Mediterranean Sea with the mind-set of a better life abroad”.
They condemned cultism and killing of university students in clashes as they called for solutions.
“Your Excellency, we are very worried as our students are being killed in recent cult-related issues, particularly the recent upsurge that claimed multiple lives in the University of Edo State.
“We condemn in its entirety the evil act and join the state government in advocating against further killing of our youths.
“We are by this movement calling on the relevant authorities to find a way to put an end to the bloodletting, and asking the youths/students to avoid creating a societal crisis that could stagnate development,” Comrade Ogunseri stressed.
Responding to the students, the Edo State chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Festus Alenkhe thanked the students for their peaceful rally and urged them to study their books diligently to become better leaders in future.
Comrade Alenkhe also advised the students not to involve themselves in any cult related activities, but to remain good students on campus, and ensure they come out from school with good results.
He promised the students that their messages would definitely be communicated to the appropriate authorities, and urged them to go about their rally in a peaceful manner to avoid rancour.