Member, Lagos State House of Assembly, Moshood Oshun representing Lagos Mainland II, has appealed to students, particularly in Lagos Mainland to vote for the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the Saturday Presidential election.
He has also canvassed for support of all other candidates contesting in the 2023 general elections under the platform of APC.
Oshun made the call when he hosted the students union leaders of the four institutions of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Yaba College of t
Technology (YABATECH), Federal College of Education (Technical) and Lagos State College of Health Technology on Thursday in Lagos.
He is also a Federal House Representative candidate, having won the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for Lagos Mainland.
Oshun, noted that Tinubu has all it takes to take Nigeria out of the woods, saying when elected as President would prioritise education as well as the welfare of students.
He also promised to look into the demand of students for accelerated action on the proposed upgrade of YABATECH to University status, saying this has long been overdue.
The students leaders who were glad to meet with him, made some request among which was demand made by the President of Faculty of Education Comrade Emmanuel Oladeji, seeking for an interactive session with the students community at least twice in a year.
Comrade Majaro Temitope who is the student union president of YABATECH, reminded the lawmaker of serious agitation that Yaba College of Technology should be upgraded to a full fledge University of Technology.
A former student leader Comrade Sanusi Sulaimon who was the Convener of the meeting in his remarks also appreciated the Hon. Oshun’s gesture, especially for his numerous interventions he had made in his stay at the Lagos State House of Assembly.
He expressed optimism that Oshun would do more when he moves to the National Assembly and believe the trust in him will make him do more as he moves to the National Assembly.
The students leaders promised to work with him in his manifestos so as to ensure that the students community is not left behind.
They also promised to mobilize some of their colleagues who registered on campus or stay around the institutions premises (off campus) and that discussions are ongoing on making sure in their numbers galvanized votes for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed tinubu.
A closing remark by a former students leader comrade Baale also tasked the students whose institutions come out well will be appreciated.
