An advocacy group, Boskoh Crack Team yesterday held a press conference/election orientation talk to sensitise the public, especially students around Epe and environs on the need to maintain peace during the general elections.
The news conference/election orientation talk tagged, “SAVE Lagos 2019” held at the Procare Hotel and Suites, Epe, Lagos.
The Initiator of the group, Mrs Yetunde Akinluyi, urged students in attendance not to allow themselves to be used as instruments for violence and chaos. “One thing I stand for and which you can see on my cap is peace. Peace is for everyone. Peace has no family name or tribe; everybody wants peace. Say no to violence during the election. Don’t allow anyone to come to you and incite you for violence. We are not out to fight. If you choose to be an agent of chaos during these 2019 elections, 20 years to come, the stigma will still be on you. Nobody wants that; everyone wants to be remembered for good. Don’t let anyone manipulate you.” She said.
The coordinator of Boskoh Crack Team, Comr. Fagbodun Oluwadamilare, who is also the convener of the event explained that SAVE, which stands for Students Against Violence Everywhere is also a call o save Lagos from violence during elections. He said, “Some people have been saying that Lagos needs to be free, but I say we need to save Lagos from election violence and chaos. It is only someone who is in bondage that needs to be free. We are not in bondage.”
Prince Adesiji Ayantuga, Coordinator, Epe Division Solidarity Support Group, who also spoke at the event, said his group is a socio-political pressure group with the aim and objective to mobilize people for the “support of our great party and most especially the support of our incoming governor.”
Adding that he came to lend his voice to the SAVE Lagos campaign for peaceful elections, Ayantuga said, “We are here to sensitise us on having violence free election. There are rumours that there will be serious fight, but I believe that with this conference being organized today, there won’t be any such thing.”
The CEO of Procare Hotels and Suites, Segun Osifeko, who was also in attendance, urged students in attendance not to allow anybody undermined them by using them as tools for violence.
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