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“Aluta
Continua, Victoria Acerta (struggle continues, victoria is certain).” This seems
to be the motto of many student unions. Not only does it form their slogan, it
also, is the main engine that drove students to come together under an umbrella
to pursue a common course. Many great leaders started from such associations
before going to take greater roles and responsibilities.
Student
unions are products of great thoughts, inspired by the spirit of unity and the
desire to see that students’ welfare is cared for. They were established in
various departments and institutions of higher learning to promote unity,
orderliness and smooth relationship between students, staff, school authorities
and the state or federal government.
It
is so unfortunate today, that these goals have been defeated. Student unions
have now been infiltrated by persons who do not have qualities of leadership.
They come into power just to gain popularity and enjoy the peanuts students are
charged as association dues. This is improper. You find these incompetent
leaders embezzling fund and doing nothing to bring development. They come and
go without making impact.
Leadership
is service. If you want to lead, you must be ready to serve. This is what every
student who aspires to be a leader must imbibe. In my opinion, President Muhammadu Buhari's fightagainst corrupt leaders should come down to higher institutions’ associations.
This is because many corrupt leaders started there many are still there. They
win elections through manipulations and certain sentiments and go to the
outside world to present themselves as experienced leaders. Experience should
go with good records of achievement. Any stained experience should be given
another name and should not be used to deceive the masses.
Our
student unions would be very effective if we remove all biases, elect good
leaders, and play a watch-dog role to ensure that they deliver their campaign
promises. When we vote our friends and associates without considering
competence and integrity, we are voting in underdevelopment and stagnation. So,
as students, we must start changing our country by voting-in good leaders into
associations in our various campuses. In that way, we can bring the change we
need, and also be the change we want.
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