Nigerian Students in United Kingdom have thrown their weight behind President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the 2015 general polls even as they urged Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom and his Delta State counterpart, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, to contest for the Senate.

President of Nigerian Students in United Kingdom, Mr. Moses Adoga, made this known in Manchester when the Nigerian Students in Manchester paid a courtesy visit to the past president of the Union, Mr. Francis Okoemu, a Manchester-based terrorism and security expert.

The students used the occasion to congratulate Governor Akpabio for successfully hosting President Jonathan and the commissioning of the Gas Processing Facility at Uquo, The Goodluck Boulevard on Ring Road in Uyo and the ground-breaking ceremony for a $1.8 billion Methanol Plant at Ibeno.

“Your Excellency the Governor of Akwa Ibom, Dr Akpabio, and Dr Uduaghan of Delta State, we Nigerian Students in United Kingdom in an uncommon resolve, unanimously passed a vote of confidence on you and your administration. We urge you both to march on to take your place at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly in 2015. We Nigerians believe in you and we trust you both. We assure you that those of us who are for you are more than those who are against you,” Mr. Adoga said.

The students, numbering over 500, all wore white T-shirt some bearing “Akpabio for Senate 2015” and others bearing “Uduaghan for Senate 2015”.

Mr. Okoemu promised the students who called on him that he would forward their request to the two governors. “I can assure you all present here today that your message of support will be sent to Uyo and Asaba,” he said.

The terrorism and security expert described Akpabio and Uduaghan as the most popular governors in Nigeria, noting that their achievements in education and health care in Nigeria are second to none. He commended the two governors for their support for President Jonathan’s re-election in 2015.

Mr. Okoemu thanked the students for their unanimous endorsement of President Jonathan for a second term in office. He hailed the President for his transformation agenda, saying that he has brought hope to Nigeria. He urged Jonathan to “shun any kind of intimidation and threat from Boko Haram and the lightweight politicians who have nothing to offer.”

Mr. Adoga appealed to Mr. Okoemu to use his wide experience in fighting terrorism to help Nigeria defeat the Boko Haram sect.

Responding, Mr. Okoemu noted that the war against Boko Haram is winnable. He promised to share his experience on counter-terrorism if called upon by Nigerian Government.

•Photo shows President Jonathan.

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