By: Alusine Rehme Wilson
A batch of Students from the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology (EBKUST) Makeni Campus led by Madam Zainab Hannah Sankoh on Saturday 31st October 2020 held a historic event at the party’s Northern Regional office situated at Kamal Street in Makeni Bombali district, to mark the establishment and official launching of the first Sierra Leone People’s Party Students Union Wing in the country’s third public university.
This history is made after several unfruitful attempts by successive student supporters of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) in the last 12 years to establish and launch the chapter in the Northern Region.
The launching which was chaired by the Bombali District Public Relations Officer-I, Abubakarr M. Tall, enhanced dialogue among members of the EBKUST-SLPP Students Union group, notable supporters, well wishers of the Sierra Leone People’s Party including high profile personalities that include those holding Executive positions of the party in the district.
In his opening remarks, the chairman of the occasion welcomed all and sundry to the very important event while applauding members of the EBKUST-SLPP Students Union wing for overcoming the numerous challenges they encountered in the course to establish the party’s first students union chapter at the university.
“I know it has not been easy to reaching this far but I must salute the bravery of all members of the EBKUST-SLPP Students Union wing and their Supporters”, he remarked.
On his part, the Bombali District Chairperson of the Sierra Leone People’s Party, Alhaji Mohamed Mogambo Siaffa who doubles as the district’s DICoVERC Coordinator also dove his heart to the SLPP students union group with emphasis on how the chapter and its members should step up to work collaboratively towards overcoming the main opposition party’s stronghold, he acknowledged during his speech that was based around SLPP Members abiding and upholding the pros and cons of the party.
“I dive my heart to this strong Students group, a group that has today recorded it name in the history book of our party. These students have shown team spirit and dedication to the course of increasing our followership in city of Makeni and the district at large.
“Our party is in governance but we residing in Makeni are in opposition. Our past efforts as a party earned us more than 15,000 votes from Bombali in the 2018 general elections but sadly we were unable to win parliamentary and local councils elections. This is our prime focus in the next elections and I urge you all here to continue to abide by the rules and regulations of the party and remain to protect our party constitution and forget not to work hands in glove with the leadership and members of the EBKUST-SLPP Students Union wing to ensure we all seek and accomplish the best for the party in this part of the country”, he admonished.
He concluded his statement with a blanket plea to the entire membership of the EBKUST Student’s wing and their Supporters to ensure diligences at all time in their college work and to also share the doctrines of the party in a bid to bring more members on board to join the Sierra Leone People’s Party.
Mr. Kanneh and Mrs. Magdalene Bengah were both acknowledged by the Executive members and supporters of the EBKUST-SLPP Students Union wing for their tremendous supports offered to the group during their trying times in the long walk to the establishment and launching of the charter in the college. Both Lecturers avowed to offer their continued support to the party’s Students Union group and at the same time urged the Students to take their academic work more seriously.
The Director NaSCA North, Brian Kanu delivered the key note address at the launching. In his statement he joined other speakers in applauding the EBKUST-SLPP Students Union wing members and their Supporters for their bravery to establish such a very important student’s chapter in the city of Makeni, the heart city of the North.
“Now that you all have decided to play your parts towards the growth of the party in Makeni and the various districts where all of you hailed from it is but very vital that you display enough maturity, show case love amongst yourselves, commit yourselves the more to the various courses and programs you are offering as well as increase your visibility as an elite group in the university with plans to host educative students programs by way of portraying the virtues of the party you have choose to support.” He remarked.
Brian also joined other attendees of the occasion on the list of Pledges with a double pledge in the sum of Le 1,000,000 in his name and for Jimmy Batilo Songa, one of the popular aspirants vying for the position of National Chairman of the Sierra Leone People’s Party, making him the attendee with the highest pledge.
All Executive Members of the EBKUST-SLPP Students Union wing were openly endorsed by the National SLPP Students Union President, Amara Bunduka with their tenure expected to end when a date is announced for the SLPP National delegate conference.
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