Nigerian Students (NANS), Kwara State chapter,
on August 22, 2013, Thursday, issued an ultimatum to dealers of sachet
water to revert the price from N10 to N5.
The
student body, which gave the order in Ilorin, said sellers of packaged
water have been given a one-month ultimatum to comply with the
directive.
Mr.
Ibrahim Immam, the chairman of the organisation, in a statement, said
that the association would prevent 'pure water' companies from selling
their commodities on campuses across the state if the hike was not
reversed.
The
statement revealed that pure water manufacturers had hiked prices of
water from N5 to N10 per sachet, thereby causing untold hardship to
students in various institutions in the state.
“Failure
to comply will warrant the mobilisation of support from students in
other states to prevent entrance into our campuses in Kwara,” the
statement read.
“Water
is freely given by God to man. If government or firm wants to refine
it, good; but not to the extent of using it to inflict hardship and
pain.”
In
the statement, the student body also issued a 10-day ultimatum to the
State Government to provide the bus they promised the organisation as a
replacement for the Student Union Bus belonging to the Offa Polytechnic
that was burnt during the Offa/ Erinle crisis.
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