VIOLENCE-FREE ELECTIONS: SEE HOW LASPOTECH STUDENTS SENSITISED THE MASSES
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As Nigerians get set for the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections,coming up on the 23rd of February, Mass Communication students of the Lagos State Polytechnic,Ikorodu, in a dramatic fashion, took to the streets to sensitize the masses on the need for a violence-free election.
The students, who appeared in various professional,cultural, and religious costumes, bearing placards with interesting inscriptions, urged Nigerians to “keep calm and vote”, “stop violence” even as they ‘defend their vote’.
The students who took the rally around the campus community, engaged other students, traders, staff, shuttle drivers and passengers on the need for everyone to stand up united in the fight against election misconducts such as stealing of ballot-boxes, boycotting of elections, vote-buying and most importantly, election violence.
Departmental Lecturer, Mr Steve Anu Adesemoye, who is also a former public relations officer of the school, in an interview pointed out that the Costume day is a “yearly rite that is specially designed to add fun to teaching and learning of film production”.
“We equally ensure that each costume day is anchored on a theme that is beneficial to the larger society. This is our little way of contributing to the betterment of our great nation. We strongly believe that, a well informed citizen becomes an active citizen. Active citizen builds a better society from an informed heart,” The film theorist said.
He however added that, the bigger dream is to join hands with other tertiary institutions to serve as the harbinger of enduring policies and research hubs that will turn Nigeria around for better, like other developed countries.
Leader of the organizing committee, Oyediran Oyeronke said “Costume day is originally seen as a day to display and promote various traditions and professions, but this year we decided to take it up a notch by using it as a medium to remind the people that their votes are their voices and their rights, and that they can exercise that right without violence and war. We also used it as an avenue to campaign against trading of votes”.
The rally which is an annual event in the department is tilted towards addressing the various ills in the society and this year’s edition was as a matter of fact, an unforgettable event.
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