The National Association of Nigerian Students on Sunday declared that no political party will hold a convention to select any presidential candidate in Abuja.

NANS President, Sunday Asefon, made this known in a statement made available to our correspondent.

Sunday PUNCH had reported that the Peoples Democratic Party picked the Federal Capital Territory for its May Convention to select its presidential candidate amid 15 aspirants from all over the country. The ruling All Progressives Congress is also reported to have considered Abuja for its presidential primary later this month.

However, NANS, in its statement, told the political parties to either end the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities since February 14, 2022, or forget about holding any presidential primary in the nation’s capital.

The apex students’ union body also expressed anger that those saddled to ensure the smooth running of the education sector including Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; and Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; have picked up the outrageous N100m presidential forms of the ruling APC.

In the statement titled, ‘End ASUU Strike Or Forget Political Activities In Abuja’, the NANS president said, “We have also in the past weeks seen those saddled with great responsibility in the education sector and those saddled with responsibilities of resolving labour crises declaring interest to contest for the seat of the President come 2023.

“We are surprised by their effrontery and total disrespect to the Nigerian people for having the courage to even mute the idea of contesting talkless of picking up the 100million naira presidential form while students languish at home because of their collective failures.

“Politicians have shown no concern to the plight of the students but are only busy in their selfish and inordinate ambitions to become the next President.

“Let me say without mincing words, the two major political parties should forget any political gathering in Abuja who elsewhere except there is a solution to the lingering ASUU strike.

“We will frustrate all the activities leading to the selection of party candidates if we remain on strike. We also want to advise the government and the politicians who are busy campaigning to be President to either resolve the ASUU crises or give direct orders to the security operative to shoot us at the site during party conventions to select a presidential candidate. If we remain on strike, they should just forget it.”

ASUU, on March 14, at the expiration of its four-week warning strike which it declared on Monday, February 14, had extended the industrial action by two months.

The union led by Professor Emmanuel Osodeke said it made the decision to extend the strike so as to give the Federal Government and its agencies enough time to meet the lingering demands of the union.

The union had embarked on a nine-month strike in 2020 before it was called off in December of that year.

Source: https://punchng.com/ASUU-strike-Presidential-primaries-cant-hold-in-Abuja-NANS-declares

I support this.

Let the Eagles square and MKO Abiola Stadium be occupied by university students to show those satanic politicians that our education matters.

You’ll see how the ineffective DSS and drunk police will embarrass themselves by showing loyalty to destructive politicians if university students should occupy those PE venues in protest.

The military may even order the deployment of fighter jets to disperse the protesting students.

I support NASS 100% on this you cant continue
Keeping people's children's at home for almost 3 months now while sending your own children to school in US or UK.

enough of Nigerians suffering

Now they are talking and showing sign of seriousness.

Good radiance to bad rubbish.

Good one, hope your president doesn't't have a price

Mumu NANS and their Mumu lecturers.

Whenever ASUU are broke they will strike, the moment FG pay 70billion Naira they will go back to class.

Look we can't continue like this!
There is nearly no Academic year that ASUU will not strike.

93% of ASUU members have their wards in Private Universities and abroad. This is why they careless. ASUU you are frustrating our children.

This your unrealistic demands every year most stop.

Our sinators.. What are u people doing on the chamber Nw.. U people ought to discuss ASUU MATTER haba... Which kind country be this na....

#wike2023
After u have win pdp primaries insha Allah..
I want you to lubby kwankwaso back to pdp.. Because na him get north, I know what am saying...

see who de talk..person wey go change mouth n mobilize students to come out n vote wen e see alert..

Eid Mubarak.

Taqaballahu Minah Wa Minkum

Only if they had the balls
youths of today are weaker than the old men

just give them one internet mumu story like 'yul edochie marry another wife' or 'dogs sleeping with girls' and watch them feasts on it like tomorrow no dey while their memory will be wiped off from their brains. they will forget that ASUU is on strike.
Or just give them money and they will shut it. Lazy youths indeed

NANS are threats that can never be sustained. Let's wait and see nah .

Okay

Formularcr7:
Good one, hope your president doesn't't have a price

he has o...a very cheap price for dt matter, jus gv am small bar n promise am sure slot, case closed..
na market d guy de try sell

Pk01:
Our sinators.. What are u people doing on the chamber Nw.. U people ought to discuss ASUU MATTER haba... Which kind country be this na...

Yeye country nooni

Better. They cared less about the well-being and the future of the middle class and lower class children. May God bless us all to be able to afford a good life for our family, wards, people...

The presidential primaries should be allowed to hold oo so that these guys can go in 2023. They have caused us too much pain

Them get balls?

Dem go find this NANS president now talk say him dey threaten the nation. I just wish the leadership of NANS doesn't relent

Na only mouth these ones dem get.

NANS' threat is a step in the right direction.
Enough of paying deaf ears to education by Nigeria govt

I support this 100%. Imagine the effrontery of the so called minister of labor and others.


Some days ago El-rufai son convocated from a school abroad, many others like that too. Now tell me if they feel the pains of common Nigerian

Nah lie. It will hold fine fine

NANS finally found its voice...

Our leaders no get conscience..