The ADC Coalition Support Network (ADC-CSN) has thrown its weight behind protesting students in Anambra State.
The students are demanding their constitutional right to vote, following reports of inadequate voter registration infrastructure across university campuses.
Students from Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), the Metallurgical Training Institute in Onitsha, and other institutions have expressed frustration over the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) failure to provide sufficient registration equipment.
With only one machine allocated to some campuses, thousands of students are being excluded from the registration process, an omission ADC-CSN has condemned as more than just an administrative oversight, but a form of voter suppression.
In a strongly worded statement on Friday, the coalition described the situation as a systemic failure that threatens the democratic participation of Nigeria’s youth.
The group emphasized that the youth are not fringe players in the democratic process, but central to it, and should be treated accordingly.
Equity, they argued, demands that every student must be seen and served, while true patriotism lies in the courage to protest not for survival, but for the right to vote.
The ADC-CSN applauded the students for their resolve and peaceful mobilization, calling their actions a symbol of leadership and national conscience.
It urged INEC to take immediate steps to correct what it called a clear violation of democratic inclusion and electoral fairness.
Speaking from its national headquarters, the ADC-CSN reaffirmed its mission to galvanize a generation of politically conscious Nigerians, with a movement already stretching across 774 local government areas and thousands of wards and campuses.
The group insists that the struggle transcends party lines, it is about a generation refusing to be silenced.
To the students in Anambra and across the country, the message is clear: register, organize, and mobilize.
According to the group, if the system locks them out, they will continue to fight to open the gates.
ADC-CSN describes itself as “The People’s Movement,” a symbol of solidarity, and a home for the future of Nigerian democracy.
