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Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by gregg2(op): 7:27pm On May 24, 2015

Abuja – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the call for the withdrawal of the Doctorate Degree conferred on the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, by Yale University, U.S.

A statement from NANS President, Mr Tijani Usman, in Abuja on Saturday urged the Yale University authorities to ignore the petition by one Mr Sunday Iwalaiye requesting it to withdraw the award.

The statement said the request was politically motivated and ill-conceived.

[b]It said Okonjo-Iweala was well deserving of the award, adding that the basis cited for the award perfectly described its understanding of what she had done for Nigeria.

“From our investigations, we have come to the conclusion that this is a politically sponsored campaign against one of our most outstanding and distinguished Nigerians.

“NANS totally and unequivocally condemn the said act, the initiator of the act and the vested political interests that are behind the act.

“It calls on the authorities of the Yale University to totally disregard the said petition.

“The position of Sunday Iwalaiye and his sponsors that are being promoted by a section of the media (Punch, Nation, Saharareporters) does not reflect the opinions of majority of Nigerians.

“We are aware that Okonjo-Iweala, as the Coordinating Minister for the Nigerian Economy, has been able to build strong institutions like the Development Bank of Nigeria, among others.

“We, the students, are aware that Okonjo-Iweala implemented an electronic personnel management system which has stopped corruption in the payment system of civil service by weeding out more than 60,000 ghost workers.

“This singular initiative has saved the country more than N200 billion. We know that this is significant because it means that the country has lost trillions over five decades.

It said that some “smart initiatives’’ of the minister such as YouWin and Graduate Internship Programmes had helped in reducing unemployment in the country.[/b] (NAN)

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/why-okonjo-iwealas-yale-doctorate-degree-shouldnt-be-withdrawn-nans/

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by DickDastardly(m): 7:29pm On May 24, 2015

NO. The call is TRIBALLY motivated from .......... cool

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by Mynd44(mod): 7:29pm On May 24, 2015*

NANS? Laughable

Seems everyone with access to the internet is jobless. This includes everyone signing petitions up and down. Those who are signing against NOI and the ones signing to support her.

I wonder where you people are with the petition against that silly doctor in America. Where did that lead all of you? Now it is petition concerning NOI

You people should sign a petition to demand for an open National Assembly but you refused yet you all have time to sign silly petitions for and against NOI to a university who could care less about your silly petitions....

Awon alainise gbo gbk

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by gregg2(op): 7:31pm On May 24, 2015*

That petition was obviously political with tribal hate.

I visited that Sunday Iwalaiye's facebook and notice he is a very strong Buhari praise singer and a GEJ critic

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by gregg2(op): 7:34pm On May 24, 2015

DickDastardly:
NO. The call is TRIBALLY motivated from ..........

I have always said that tribalisn and corruption are Nigeria's biggest problems

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by socialmediaman: 7:36pm On May 24, 2015

They should write to Yale if they want that statement to take effect, but I guess Yale would be presently monitoring events in Nigeria regarding this award

Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by Blakjewelry(m): 7:37pm On May 24, 2015

The call were made by those who will and never get to her stage if given 10,000 years more to live

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by eleojo23: 7:40pm On May 24, 2015*

They can withdraw the award, if they wish after all, it's not like her life depends on it. The woman has already achieved a lot and those who know her value will continue to appreciate her.

Some of the people criticizing her have not achieved even a tenth of what she has achieved.

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by Nobody: 7:40pm On May 24, 2015

What is NANS?
N ational A ssociation of N incompoop S

Pls vote SOE for Most Interesting Nairalander

He he he he..and remember...i know all of you by names

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by Mogidi: 7:44pm On May 24, 2015

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by Nobody: 7:46pm On May 24, 2015

Every Tom, Dick and Harry can discern quite clearly the underlying motivation of the petition by Mr Iwalaiye. If not politically and tribally sponsored by enemies of progress, what else was it.

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by adesegun121(m): 7:47pm On May 24, 2015

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by tobtap: 7:48pm On May 24, 2015

who cares

Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by olamide224: 7:48pm On May 24, 2015

What A Loss! See What Death Did
To Obasanjo Just Today Again. So
Sad

what a great loss http:///2015/05/24/what-a-loss-see-what-death-did-to-obasanjo-just-today-again-so-sad/

Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by skytreader(m): 7:48pm On May 24, 2015

NANS? I can't help but chuckle.

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by seedorfg(m): 7:48pm On May 24, 2015

oko njo iwe ala, d1ck dance book open

Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by bestman09(m): 7:48pm On May 24, 2015

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by gen2briz(m): 7:49pm On May 24, 2015*

“We are aware that Okonjo-Iweala, as the Coordinating
Minister for the Nigerian Economy, has been able to
build strong institutions like the Development Bank of
Nigeria, among others.
“We, the students, are aware that Okonjo-Iweala
implemented an electronic personnel management
system which has stopped corruption in the payment
system of civil service by weeding out more than
60,000 ghost workers.

Mr Tijani Usman should stop that weed, because it now affecting his thinking and reasoning.

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by Acidosis(m): 7:49pm On May 24, 2015

Yale isn't as s t u p i d as those idiotic bigots who kicked against Iweala's achievement.

NANS should save the energy, of course Yale won't change its stance.

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by indiraserv: 7:50pm On May 24, 2015

They seem to have a point with the points they raised but then is the economy generally better than it was 4years ago or worse?
I hope they weren't bought

Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by Nobody: 7:51pm On May 24, 2015

NANS should just remove their say from this issue. It is not within their jurisdiction. They are becoming too mainstream in their statements and acts. Okonjo Iweala deserves her accolades but the citation Yate gave her is the problem. That citation is not true.

Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by kenny091(m): 7:51pm On May 24, 2015

I just hope one day that Nigerian students can see an end to this menace called NANS. National Association of Non-Academic Student masquerading as real students when most of them are paid sycopants and political thugs who have not set foot in the four walls of any classroom for years. One day one day, we the real students of Nigeria will treat you guys eff up. Just misusing our name up and down. OLOBES.

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by phransix147(m): 7:51pm On May 24, 2015

An Association that doesn't know its function meddling with politics whereas students right are being infringed on yearly... In Minna almost half of the school were automatically asked to repeat last session. Where was the foolish NANS? They were busy looking 4 whom they will give award 4 money!

Nonsense...

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by fr3do(m): 7:53pm On May 24, 2015

It has always been about the politics, I even suspect tribe and gender.

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by boladez(m): 7:54pm On May 24, 2015

Blakjewelry:
The call were made by those who will and never get to her stage if given 10,000 years more to live

African mentality , thinking from back to further back!....what does that have to do with the matter of justifying HER AWARD?

Another example of why africa remains backward!

PS: Mind your tenses!

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by CyberWolf: 7:55pm On May 24, 2015*

The campaign against NOI by that useless Sunday whatever angry

is the continuation of campaign of calumny by YORUBAS against Igbos...I don't know why people don't wanna say the truth but I will shout it here....Yorubas hate for Igbos is in their bone marrow...Very very dangerous and wicked set of people who will go to any length to bring Igbos down angry

..Though few of them are very good but majority are very wicked and dangerous angry

....They will continue to suffer as slaves in the hands of their slave masters up north from generation to generation. Hopeless bastards angry

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by BrokenTV: 7:55pm On May 24, 2015

soe:
What is NANS? N ational A ssociation of N incompoop S
Pls vote SOE for Most Interesting Nairalander
He he he he..and remember...i know all of you by names

Prove that.

Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by Nobody: 7:58pm On May 24, 2015

It is only a wicked person that will sign that useless petition to embarrass his own compatriot and a high ranking official. I for one signed the pro-NOI petition and I am happy that Yale isn't taking those bitter folks and their likes serious.

@NOI though I do disagree with some of your policies, I can never be a part of those that will seek your fall. You deserve the Yale honor, more shall you receive. You are a gem

Sai NOI

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by abbey621(m): 8:00pm On May 24, 2015

I could understand if Yale is giving her the award based on past achievements, for sure she has a remarkable list of accomplishments. Now if the award is based on the events of the past 4 years and the current state of the Nigerian economy then I would implore them to give it to someone else. This woman has allowed the corrupt elements of the Nigerian political system to influence her judgment hence the abysmal condition of the economy. I only wish she could return to her form which won her international recognition pre GEJ era, she was absolutely remarkable!

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by Abuklaw(m): 8:01pm On May 24, 2015*

I support the withdrawal of this woman doctorate degree because I am of the opinion that one must be able to practicality a knowledge we received accolades for. But in the case of NOI, she performed woefully the task of managing our economy.

She is indeed the worst thing that happened to the outgoing tenure.

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Re: Ignore Petition for Withdrawal Of Award To Iweala - NANS Tell Yale by drkay(m): 8:03pm On May 24, 2015

I blv its politically motivated, she really deserve the award. Although, NOI has been seriously polluted by jegs administration, used to make us proud.

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