Following the disqualification of a presidential aspirant of Ebonyi
State University
Students Union Government, Mr Chigoziem Nwele, over 2000 students of the institution
yesterday barricaded the popular old Enugu-Abakaliki road in a peaceful protest alleging
that their popular candidate,
Nwele was disqualified by the school authority after being
cleared by the Electoral Committee.
Nwele, a third year student of Computer Science was disqualified from contesting the
president of the students union by the school authority over an alleged rumour that he was
a cultist.
The aggrieved candidate, who was contesting the position with other four aspirants was
axed according to a statement signed by Dean of Students Affairs, Mr. Hillary Eze
following a purported report from the State Security Service that Nwele was a cultist,
after reportedly being cleared by the Police and School Electoral Committee headed by
Dr. Bassey Onwe.
THISDAY gathered that the screening committee cleared him and pasted his name as
qualified, the police also cleared him, only for the school authority to raise an allegation
that the State Security Service SSS had an issue against him and without further
investigation, disqualified him.
Aggrieved by the development, the students boycotted the election scheduled to hold
on Friday (yesterday) and took to the street immediately the news that Nwele was
disqualified filtered in the institution chanting solidarity songs to their preferred candidate.
The protest caused heavy traffic gridlock as road users appealed to the school authority
to look into the matter and make sure a level playing ground was ensured.
The students who conducted themselves in a peaceful manner had placards with inscriptions
Nwele is our choice, VC Idike, allow justice to prevail among others.
However, all efforts to get the school authority to comment failed but a senior lecturer who
spoke on condition of anonymity accused the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Idike of complicity,
over alleged political and clannish interest.
Students Union Government, Mr Chigoziem Nwele, over 2000 students of the institution
yesterday barricaded the popular old Enugu-Abakaliki road in a peaceful protest alleging
that their popular candidate,
Nwele was disqualified by the school authority after being
cleared by the Electoral Committee.
Nwele, a third year student of Computer Science was disqualified from contesting the
president of the students union by the school authority over an alleged rumour that he was
a cultist.
The aggrieved candidate, who was contesting the position with other four aspirants was
axed according to a statement signed by Dean of Students Affairs, Mr. Hillary Eze
following a purported report from the State Security Service that Nwele was a cultist,
after reportedly being cleared by the Police and School Electoral Committee headed by
Dr. Bassey Onwe.
THISDAY gathered that the screening committee cleared him and pasted his name as
qualified, the police also cleared him, only for the school authority to raise an allegation
that the State Security Service SSS had an issue against him and without further
investigation, disqualified him.
Aggrieved by the development, the students boycotted the election scheduled to hold
on Friday (yesterday) and took to the street immediately the news that Nwele was
disqualified filtered in the institution chanting solidarity songs to their preferred candidate.
The protest caused heavy traffic gridlock as road users appealed to the school authority
to look into the matter and make sure a level playing ground was ensured.
The students who conducted themselves in a peaceful manner had placards with inscriptions
Nwele is our choice, VC Idike, allow justice to prevail among others.
However, all efforts to get the school authority to comment failed but a senior lecturer who
spoke on condition of anonymity accused the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Idike of complicity,
over alleged political and clannish interest.
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