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The national Chairman of the All
Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Ogbonnaya Onu has asked youth in the
country to participate actively in the ongoing electoral process and
ensure that credible leaders and not violent ones are elected in April.

According to Mr Onu who spoke when he
received a delegation of the Confederation of Igbo Students (CIS), in
Abuja yesterday, said there is no reason for politicians who want to
serve the people to resort to violence.

He also warned that their participation
should be devoid of violence. The group conferred on him its highest
award and certificate of honour.

Mr Onu said it was time for Nigeria to
do what other civilised nations are doing in order to enjoy the
dividends of democracy, stressing that the ongoing voter registration
exercise is another opportunity for Nigerian students to make their
contribution to national development by voting the right candidates.

“The ANPP is committed to the unity,
peace and prosperity of our great nation. We cannot tolerate violence
in the party and you can all bear witness that wherever there is
violence the ANPP and the then APP were never involved,” he said.

Ogbonna Ogachukwu, President of the CIS
explained that the honour was conferred on Mr Onu because of his
achievements in the party since he took over in September 2010.

According to him, one of the
achievements was the emergence of Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano
State as the party’s flag bearer.

Also speaking, the national publicity secretary of the association, Humphrey Onyia, commended Mr Onu for the success of the
convention and his laudable contribution to democracy in the country.
The ex-Officio 1 of CIS and country director of the West African
Student Union Parliament,

Victor Udoh, said that the chairman’s commitment to the principle of
internal democracy is responsible for the success he recorded.