When Leaders Fight, Snatch It And Run; Children Will Also Do The Same— Peter Obi Reacts To Violent SUG Election In Auchi Poly

Former presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has lamented as violence marred a student union election in Auchi Polytechnic, Edo state.

A video had emerged on Sunday showing students in Auchi Polytechnic running for their lives as they were being shot at during their student Union election.

It was learnt that the violence left two students dead and several others injured.

Reacting via a statement posted on his social media platforms on Monday, Obi remarked that what is happening in the country today is a reflection of the decay of civility and orderliness.

He said when the leaders choose to conduct their public and personal lives with bad behaviour and rascality, such lawlessness is ultimately normalised.

He wrote, “The society we abuse today will eventually take its toll on our children, because they will only learn by our example. Everything we are experiencing in our country today is a reflection of the decay of civility and orderliness.

“When we choose to conduct both our public and personal lives with bad behaviour and rascality, we normalise bad behaviour, lawlessness, and criminality.

“Are they cursed, or are we the political leaders who are cursed?

“When we have chosen to "fight, snatch it, grab it, and run with it" how can we expect our children to do it rightly and democratically when they have learned from us?

“This is not just disgraceful, it’s a national indictment. When we, the leaders, have chosen to fight, snatch, grab and run with it, our children have learned similar and rascality is now a normal situation.

“It is now up to us, the leaders, to learn how to restore civility, order, and core values in our society by ensuring that our character and behaviour reflect the change we seek in our society.

“We must do better, for our students, for our children, and for our country.”