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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS.
NANS SOUTHWEST (Zone D).

PRESS RELEASE

NOVEMBER 19TH, 2022.

FG VS ASUU: NIGERIA’S FUTURE IN THE BALANCE

The long term effect of the ongoing mismanagement, victimisation and usage of public office to pursue personal vendetta and aggrandisement being engaged in by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige will in the long run further decimate, degenerate and disfigure the already severely tattered and battered status of Nigeria's educational system.

Under the very nose of President Muhammad Buhari, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige have engaged in countless activities that are capable of destroying the future of this country if left unchecked.
Since the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) began their last agitation, some of President Buhari's appointees have frustrated several efforts by stakeholders to resolve the issue quickly thereby elongating the strike to over eight months.
In particular, Dr. Chris Ngige who turned a national issue to a battle of ego and walked out from meetings, disrespected officials, spearheaded registration of rival unions, took ASUU to court, instructed payment of half salary and further complicated the matter.

Recently, President Buhari approved the sack of Mohammed Fadah as the Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on ground of incompetence while Dr. Ngige remains in office without retribution in spite of myriad of allegations levelled against him.
The partiality being displayed by the presidency is giving credence to the public belief that Ngige is working for the cabal.

For the upteenth time, we want to summarily disagree with the misguided, ill-advised and erroneous decision to engage pro rata payment system for the remuneration of ASUU members.
The half salary payment is nothing but an outright attempt to casualize, denigrate and abase the highly distinguished and prestigious intellectual professionals.

The premise of argument that they can only be paid for the job they did reeks of ignorance.
It is imperative to note that upon resumption, the syllabus would still be covered by the lecturers and assignments, tests, projects, examinations, and other academic activities that an initio should have hold in the course of the academic session would still hold.
Therefore, since the lecturers would still complete the 2020/21 session, there is no justification for the half salary payment.
The peculiarity of the academic sector demands that academic staff members work within an academic session calendar and not just months, therefore this peculiarity and commonsense should prevail over ego and selfdom.

Finally, we demand that President Muhammad Buhari suspend Ngige from directly interfacing with ASUU as he has displayed inability to curtail his emotions and personal interest from interfering with his official assignment.
He has shown himself to be unable to achieve objectivity and therefore must be replaced by a credible alternative.
It is non-negotiable that maximum attention be paid to the educational sector as its output quality will determine the quality of people who will take charge of the National affairs in the future.
To be more explicit, if Ngige is allowed to destroy the Academic industry, then the future of Nigeria is indeed bleak and hanging in the balance.

Solidarity Forever ✊

Comrade Adegboye Emmanuel Olatunji (TeeJay).
Coordinator,
NANS SOUTHWEST (Zone D).

Comrade Alao John.
Deputy Coordinator,
NANS SOUTHWEST (Zone D).

Comrade Opeoluwa Awoyinfa.
Public Relations Officer,
NANS SOUTHWEST (Zone D).

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS.
NANS JCC/ OGUN AXIS.

PRESS RELEASE

October 3rd, 2022.


MEN OF HARMONY POLICE STATION HAVE A CASE TO ANSWER OVER ATTEMPT TO MURDER A FUNAAB STUDENT

In tandem with global best practices, the security of citizens' lives and properties should be the priority of law enforcement agencies and as such when an average Nigerian meets men of the Nigeria Police, they shouldn't be apprehensive and fearful.

The above is in complete contrast to the day to day experience of Nigerian Students in dealing with Nigerian Police.
Despite assurance of goodwill and professionalism from the upper echelon of the Police Force, we still continue to receive unabated reports of harassments, unprovoked shootings, extortions and in extreme cases, losses of life.

The latest in this string of unfortunate occurrences is the unprovoked shooting of Bakare Samuel Oriyomi, a 200 Level Animal Production and Health student of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.

Bakare Samuel who is one among millions of Nigerian students who has been unable to access education for about seven months now due to the ongoing ASUU strike was shot severally by men of Harmony Police Station, Alabata on Monday 26th, September 2022 around 10pm.

Rather than resorting to fraud or thuggery, Samuel had engaged himself in Interior Decorations to earn a living and was coming from site when he was accosted by about six officers who parked their patrol van at Isolu Cele junction.

In their usual powerdrunken and overbearing manner and hiding under the darkness of the night, both Samuel and the bike men were shot severally by men of Nigeria Police Force with no questions asked.
This incident which is tantamount to a murder attempt was carried out by men who are supposed to keep murderers away from us.

We have observed with utmost disaffection, the deliberate attempt by Harmony Police Station to completely cover this issue in secrecy and hold no one accountable.
Moreso, there has not been any plan to offer reprieve to the victims who barely survived.

Having given the Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police Force the benefit of doubt to no avail, we're are hereby constrained to begin the mobilisation procedure of the multitude of Nigerian Students in Ogun State for proper action.
We shall not spare any resources and any means available to us under the ambit of the law as Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police Force shall have us to contend with unless the perpetrators are produced.
This is fundamentally necessary before the Nigeria Policemen kill all of us.

Solidarity Forever ✊

Comrade Kehinde, Damilola Simeon.
Chairman,
National Association of Nigerian Students.
(NANS JCC/OGUN AXIS).
0816 037 5235.

Comrade Ekundina Segun Elvis.
Deputy Senate President,
National Association of Nigerian Students.
(NANS National).
0816 836 0301.

Comrade Olufemi 'MVP' Owoeye.
Public Relations Officer,
National Association of Nigerian Students.
(NANS JCC/OGUN AXIS).
0816 038 2972.

CC:
Inspector General Of Police.

Commissioner of Police.
NPF, Ogun State Command.

Police Service Commission.

DSS, Ogun State Command.

#ASUUStrike: NANS Protest Conferment of National Honour on Education Minister, Adamu Adamu

..... declares 'funeral plans' for tertiary education under Buhari


It behoves on us to call the attention of the general public and the international community on the brazen insult meted on the mass of Nigerian students by the irresponsible and reckless administration of Maj. Gen. Buhari (rtd.)

Without considering the fact that Nigerian Universities students have been at home for close to 8 months as a result of the failure of this administration to meet the demands of lecturers and to properly fund education, the inept Minister of (mis)Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu is to be conferred with the National Honour of Commander of the Order of Niger (CON).

The recognition of patronage on the Minister has not just demystify the sacredness of National Honours, it has further shown to the mass of Nigerian students that this administration does not regard the youths as being critical stakeholders as far as national development is concerned. To say that a man under whose watch Universities students have been at home for close to 8 months because of the strike embarked upon by lecturers got recognised by the President to be conferred with a National Honour is a direct attack on the mass of students.
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We also watched with rude shock the shameless, immoral, and embarrassing manner in which Minister Ngige hit Professor Oshodeke, the ASUU President from behind during the ASUU/Ministry of Labour meeting with the House of Representatives leadership. How can a whole minister, who is supposed to be a watchword for youths, degenerate to such assaultive behaviour? We demand an immediate apology from Ngige to the Nigerian public as such act was unlawful and fascist, while calling on the President, Maj. Gen. Buhari (rtd.) to takeover the negotiation himself with immediate effect.

Rather than concentrate on the task of governance, the President is distributing National Honours to different characters, mostly misfits. How can you be honouring people who have made the cost of living so high, as well drastically poor standards of living?

NANS condemns and rejects the National Honours and honourees entirely. We want Nigeria students to be ready for a grand mass actions on the ASUU strike. We have been clear that this government is anti-public education and this is against the yearnings of millions of students and youths.

We also saw a distractive circular issued by the Ministry of Education whereby Education students in both Colleges and Universities are called upon to apply for a bursary programme. It is not just ridiculous but shameful. If the government were to be sincere as they want the public to perceive, there is no reason to even be getting students to apply. The NUC and NCCE have the data of students and should get all students to have a bursary. As an association, we do not want selective bursary but full bursary for all Nigerian students.

We maintain that we want free education at all levels, instead of stipends as bursary. Nigerian students in the South West region must warm up for a consistent round of agitation to force the government to do the needful.

In coming days, we shall be occupying the streets across the South West region to conduct a final burial rites of public education in the country as this is what the Buhari's administration represents.


Adegboye Emmanuel Olatunji
Coordinator, NANS Zone D

Awoyinfa Opeoluwa
PRO, NANS Zone D

Solidarity Forever ✊�

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Youths Empowerment in Agricultural Programs: YFCM lauds Dapo Abiodun

The Youths For Change Movement (YFCM) a conglomerate of articulate, vibrant and intellectual youths absolutely dedicated and committed to the progress, development and all-round advancement of Nigeria and also youth involvement in governance.

YFCM writes to commend the ever- working Governor who as at today, has engaged youths the most in Nigeria in person of Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun the Executive Governor of Ogun State for his laudable youth empowerment through the Ministry of Agriculture in the state.

The Ministry of Agriculture in Ogun State has done wonderfully well in the aspect of empowering and engaging youths through various developmental programs and projects. The impact of these mind-blowing programs cannot be overemphasized as those programs has been able to positively liberate the lives of youths and by extension, all indigene and residents of the state.

It can be recollected that the Commissioner of Agriculture in the State, Dr. Samson Adeola Odedina made it known to the public at the inception of this administration, the intention of this government to always give youths reasonable considerations in all programs coming from the ministry.
Ever since then, the youth constituency has benefitted immensely from programs ranging from the Anchor Borrowers loan programs for farmers, free land clearing for young people interested in Agriculture, free CAC registration for Small and medium Scale enterprises, among numerous other programs engaged in by the ministry.

The leadership of the Youths for Change Movement hereby find it very germane to applaud the Ogun State Government under the able leadership of our Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Commissioner of Agriculture in the state Dr. Samson Adeola Odedina and also the entire Ministry of Agriculture as their actions and programs absolutely align with our mandate as a youth organization.

Lastly, YFCM is using this as a form of encouragement, and also as a charge for the government to do more to the youths and the entire citizenry of the Gateway State.


Signed:
Comr. Bamgbose Tomiwa P.
Convener, Youth for Change Movement

YOUTHS FOR CHANGE MOVEMENT.

PRESS RELEASE.

For Immediate Dissemination.

May 2nd, 2022.

YOUTHS, STUDENTS, URGES APC ABEOKUTA NORTH TO SUPPORT OLUSEYE FOR OGHA
...SAYS HE IS MOST QUALIFIED

In order to maximise Leadership positions for the greater good of all and sundry, it is non-negotiable that only the most prudent, exposed, empathetic and intelligent among us is backed to emerge. It is also essential that candidates who can merge mental proficiency and physical vibrancy are encouraged to take the mantle of leadership.
This will not only result in proper administration and overseeing of our commonwealth, but also produce excellent co-ordination and effective representation.

In light of the above and in determination to rescue our future in Abeokuta North local government, youths and students within the local community under the aegis of Youths For Change Movement during a Congress held in Abeokuta today, emphatically endorse Hon. Akeem Oluseye (HAO) to represent Abeokuta North Constituency 1 at the Ogun State House of Assembly.

While citing the antecedence of Hon. Akeem Oluseye, YFCM affirms that Oluseye in his magnanimity and without holding any political office, have overtime facilitated scholarships, bursaries, and special intervention funds for students across primary to tertiary institutions in Abeokuta North local government and Ogun State at large.
In like manner, youths across different political wards have immensely benefitted from different empowerements and humanitarian supports courtesy of Hon. Oluseye.

Without occupying any political office, Oluseye have touched the hearts of the young and old and have proven his readiness to utilize resources, connections, intellect, and skills in delivering the best for Abeokuta North Constituency 1 of elected.
It is therefore natural to entrust such communal minded individual with the privilege of representing the good people of Abeokuta North at the state legislative house.

Just as Frantz Fannon emphatically enthused, ''Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it'', we believe that the leadership of APC Abeokuta North have a huge task in their hands concerning the forthcoming election and as such must support the best candidate.
Indeed, entrusting the ticket to the right person will not only affect our today but also our tomorrow.
We therefore urge APC Abeokuta North Party Executives, Party Leaders, Party Elders, Party Stakeholders and Party Delegates to consciously and conscientiously support Hon. Akeem Oluseye (HAO) as the party flag bearer for OGHA Abeokuta North Constituency 1 so we can enjoy good governance today and insure our tomorrow.

Build the Youths,
Build the Nation!

Comrade Olusegun Ekundina.
National President,
Youths For Change Movement.