NANS Seek Buhari’s Intervention Over Plan To Reject Former Student Leader As Rep. Aspirant By Ogun APC

The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail over the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state not to deny Afeez Olaniyi Balogun his House of Representative aspiration.

The NANS National Public Relations Officer, Afeez Adeyemi, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta on Wednesday.

The students appealed to stakeholders and leadership of APC in Ogun,through the president not to sit and watch the hard earned struggle of Nigerian youths and students been stampeded.

Adeyemi noted that the youths had suffered and laboured for long, to make the ” Not Too Young to Run” law, a dream come through.

The NANS spokesperson added that out of the three Senatorial district in Ogun State, none was being occupied nor contested by the youth.

“NANS Sees it as a day light robbery and mockery of the NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN, if out of the 9 seats of the federal house of Representatives in the state, that of Abeokuta South Federal Constituency was the only seat contested by a youth and a former student leader, Balogun.

” As such we see no reason(s) for the party state leadership and stakeholders not to unanimously consent the ticket to Nigerian
students,by giving our Comrade,a renowned student leader,whom we are well pleased with.

“After thorough assessments of ages of all aspirants vying for the tickets of house of representatives under ogun APC, Comrade Afeez Olaniyi Balogun, remains the youngest,in his mid 30s, full of strength and ideologically equipped,with proven worthy good leadership records.

“It is important for the APC to see this as a great deal between the party and NANS, as that will be an assurance of students supports to the party.

“NANS national leadership appeals to president Muhammad buhari and Comrade Adams Oshiomole,as real progressives, to consider our mandate, Comrade Afeez Olaniyi Balogun, for the ticket of the Abeokuta South Federal House of representatives.