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July 17, 2007
WASU, Abia groups endorse trial of ex-governors
Students, under the aegis of West African Students Union (WASU), and some social groups from Abia staged peaceful rallies yesterday in Abuja in support of the trial of some ex-governors.
The rallies took place around the Abuja Federal High Court in Maitama while the trial of the ex-governors was going on.
Former Govs Orji Kalu of Abia, Saminu Turaki of Jigawa, Joshua Dariye of Plateau and Jolly Nyame of Taraba were last Friday arraigned by EFCC on allegation of money laundering and theft.
The students marching in their hundreds around the nearby streets were singing anti-corruption songs and songs in praise of EFCC and its boss Nuhu Ribadu.
The students were led by WASU President Daniel Onjeh and the President of the University of Abuja Students Union, Ude Umante-Igwe.
Some of the placards carried by them read: ``EFCC, ride on, WASU supports you'', ``Ribadu, please, prosecute more governors '' and ``We are tired of criminals in leadership positions''.
The groups from Abia which staged rallies at the same area simultaneously with WASU included, Abia Youth Group, Abia Leaders Forum and Abia Youth Ambassadors.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that armed policemen who cordoned off the court premises neither stopped the rallies nor molested the protesters.
Posted by Publisher at July 17, 2007 04:41 PM
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