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The Caretaker Committee of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) Students’ Union Government (SUG) has issued a resumption welcome and a crucial pre-election message, urging students to prioritize peace, tolerance, and unity during the upcoming union elections.
In a memo signed by the Social Director of the Caretaker Committee, Dist. Sen. Shitu Bello Shehu, the union leadership welcomed students back to campus for the new academic session and immediately set the tone for the electoral period.
The message, titled “SUG-BUK WELCOME RESUMPTION & ELECTION AWARENESS,” strongly emphasized that “election is not war.” It acknowledged that differing interests, opinions, and candidate preferences are natural in a democratic process like the students’ union elections.
The SUG Caretaker Committee outlined a clear charter of conduct for the student body, encouraging all students to:
· Vote peacefully and responsibly.
· Respect one another’s choices.
· Avoid insults, fights, threats, or anger.
· Promote dialogue over violence.
Stressing the importance of campus harmony, the memo stated, “No position is worth damaging friendships, unity, or the peace of our campus. At the end of the day, we are all students of Bayero University, Kano.”
The leadership called on students to demonstrate “maturity, tolerance, and respect before, during, and after the election,” encapsulating the vision in the slogan: “Peaceful election, united students, better BUK.”
The memo, which bears the signatures of the Committee Chairman, Sen. Ibrahim M. Giwa, and Secretary General, Sen. Bigira Simon Terkaa, is part of early efforts by the interim student administration to foster a convivial atmosphere and prevent electoral violence.
The office has directed all correspondence related to the matter to the Office of the Public Relations Officer (P.R.O).
