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Wednesday, 10 June 2015

PRESS STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA STUDENTS: ONDO STATE AXIS



Being Progressive Student leaders and major players in the key to revitalizing our Nation Nigeria, the leadership of the NANS JCC Ondo Axis has this to say.

STATE OF THE NATION

We commend the effort of the newly inaugurated Government at the Centre in trying to resolve the enormous problems befalling the nation. We must however state that in doing this, the Sovereignty of Our Nation must be maintained and the Federal Government must not in anyway give in to civil colonization of the Nation's Economy.

We must also remind the President, that Nigerian Students will not take any excuse for failure and expects the Government to perform to its fullest.

OSUSTECH

The recent closure of the Ondo State University of Science and Technology for an indefinite period is criminal and Unjust. It is a manifestation of the despotic and undemocratic tendencies of the Ondo State Government towards managing opposition.

While there are several issues meant to be addressed and demands needed to be met, the Ondo State Government shut down the school on the basis of Students' protest that to a large extent was very peaceful.

We are aware of the Government's plan to focus attention on the School of Medical Sciences newly approved at Ondo town. While this is a welcome development, this is not an excuse to neglect existing schools in the State. Our demand for adequate funding of Osustech must be met. The outrageous and criminal fee must also be drastically reduced to a fee agreed democratically by Parents, Students, and Workers.

Adeyemi University Of Education

We also wish to state that the indefinite postponement of the Students' Union Elections in Adeyemi University of Education is seriously frowned at. The excuse that security cannot be guaranteed is babyish and should not exist at all. It is ridiculous to know that the University authorities cannot cripple the activities of Cults Organizations on campus to provide an atmosphere for peaceful Elections.

We also wish to appreciate the effort of making the elections an electronic one, we must warn that it must not in anyway be used as an instrument to manipulate the will of Students in AUE. The Electoral body must have full control over the E-voting with no management interference from any angle. Anything short of this is tantamount to confrontation and outright resistance from the Students.

FEEBLE FIGHTHERS

We are also aware of attempts by a group masquerading as Student leaders in Ondo state to pour out their frustration through deadly means. The leader of this group one Kowe Odunayo who claims to be a Spill-Over Student of Adekunle Ajasin University was sponsored by the government in his purported election, and now that the Government has abandoned him, he has suddenly remembered how to be a Freedom Fighter and as continued to distract the genuine struggle of Students at different means.

We advice Kowe Odunayo to squarely face his Studies, as the reasons why he couldn't and have not graduated with his mates isn't far behind. We advice that he leave the Student structure and try to take hold on what the Society holds on him especially after the political drowning of his political Leader: Senator Boluwaji Kunlere. Thus, NANS is a place for training future leaders and not a template for persons who have failed in their academic pursuit to seize our Association as a means to skyrocket themselves to a new political adventure.

The agents that sponsored Kowe Odunayo in his election have turned against him and he is finding every means of Pinching back hence his presence of been part of genuine and revolutionary Students' started by Students themselves.

AKUNGBA's REGENT KIDNAP

We also share pains with the Akungba community that had her regent kidnapped recently. We sincerely hope that the Security in the State which recently have been in a state of comatose will rise up and #BringBackOurRegent. Moreso, youths in the community should remain calm and should not allow unscrupulous elements take advantage of the present situation by bridging the existing peace between the Students and the community.

Signed

Oladimeji Ayodele Blackey
Chairman NANS JCC Ondo Axis
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Olalere Julius
General Secretary

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