Press Statement NIGERIAN STUDENTS’ DEMAND FOR THE IMMEDIATE REVERSAL OF PRICE OF PREMIUM MOTOR SPIRIT (PMS) BACK TO STATUS QUO The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS condemn in totality the decision of the Federal Government through the Minister of State for Petroleum of Federal Republic of Nigeria to increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N86.50 to N145.00 on whatever reasons, without considering the challenges and suffering in which Nigerians masses are going through as a result of economy instability in the country. In an attempt to solve a problem in the country, the Federal Government must realize that the opinion and convenience of the Nigerian masses which they represent as a result of the democratic mandate given to them must be adequately considered as all problems cannot be solved at a glance, but it seems the present leadership of the country has forgotten so soon the roles and contributions of Nigerian students and populace towards the actualization of the change in leadership of the country. The song of sorrow makes the heart bleed, Nigerians are not smiling, electricity supply does not justify increase in tariff, price of commodities are going higher, hike in transport fares and many more has also affected the students’ populace as some higher institutions (UNILAG, UNIPORT, IMSU, AAUA…) are closed down, yet the wages remains thesame, youth corp members still get N19,800 and increasing rate of jobless youths everywhere. Therefore, at a time like this, it is apathetic on the part of leadership of Federal Republic of Nigeria to decide to compound the problem of the people by increasing the price of petrol, so we Nigerian students has decided to resist this and prove our capacity that youths are the bedrock of nations development. The most lethargic aspect of the scenario is the exclusion of youths and students in the reported meeting of various stakeholders that reviewed the anti-masses price of PMS, which our research reviewed that the price of petrol should not have exceeded N100.00 per litre even if the subsidy is removed. Therefore, the National Association of Nigerian Students’ (NANS) hereby demand as a matter of systematic urgency that the Federal Government should reverse the price of PMS back to status quo. So far that we are not violence does not mean we cannot go militancy to defend the popular pro-people position. We therefore urge our ever gallant Nigerian students to stay alert as we are ready to replicate our actions of 2012, occupy all Federal Roads, and shut down all NNPC, PPPRA and DPR offices, if the Federal Government refuses to address this timely. Aluta Continua………., Victoria Ascerta Amandla Ngawethu (Power to the People)…….., nothing shall discourage us. Signed: Comrade Oluwatosin Ogunkuade NANS Vice President FOR: National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS