NANS: A MANY SIDED COIN!

In sequels to my article tittle “FAILED UNIONISM AND THE STATE”.  On a trip to Kebbi state for NANS ZONE A CONVENTION, on which I observed the politics of NANS, how dirty and selfish. Base on Interest, Stakeholders and Godfathers. Cmr. DANJA has trust on me, therefore he pledged my support for another trip to sokoto state for his inauguration as NANS FIN-SEC ZONE A. To also attend the preconvention. I feel honored by him and upon my exams schedules. I grace the occasion and the trip.

Nigerian student movement is as relevant as any other group in the Nigerian society for it development. They have an historical responsibility in political, economic and social activities of the country. As the banning of National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS) in 1978, student regroups into National Association of Nigerian Student (NANS). Then student unionism was full of patriotism and selfless services for student and by all students, but NANS of today is NANS OF NON-STUDENT! MONEY MAKING! As I observed in kebbi and sokoto state, NANS has different set of groups, clicks and teams as leaders of NANS representing student but representing their pocket as well as their interest. Immediately after the election in 2010 which gave Muh’d Dauda (kafun) the mandate as NANS elected president, his second and third run-up regroup and set their own government as NANS executives and senators, which are addressed as “TORONTOS” or “FRACTIONAL LEADERS”.

They have a full back up and support from some politicians and even state and federal government. They executive programs and workshops.  In other zones same story, Baraya who to some extent can said won the ballot as NANS FIN-SEC. with two vote in  Kebbi state, was not a genuine student from any university OF Nigeria, but he was been  influence by so-called stakeholders of NANS ZONE A. therefore my friend was been advice to join the fractional click of Kole by his A.S.G. after a series of meetings and consultations from elders, he agreed to do so. They were fully inaugurated including his zonal coordinator. Sponsored and empowered by sokoto state government. Indeed we are fully hospitalized by president kole leadership and other comrade especially Dan sajjad his A.S.G. we were lodge in a comfortable hotel and ate three good squeal meals without my kobo.

Congratulation cmr.Danja! since you have the good will and zeal to protects and fight for student right at national level. But my afraid is just clashes in a program with other click and chaos that may arise as after june 12 MKO Abiola, he trevel abroad as Nigerian president and he was arrested and detained for treason which led to his death. May Allah protect and guide you and us throughout your tenure and also help you to accompanist your vision for Nigerian student.

Diary would remember and hope to meet with Alh.Isa Muh’d the former ambassador to Nigeria to Libya, we went to his house in the morning the following day after the NANS senate meeting, on which he welcomed us with keen integrity! He gist us stories of the past system of government and education in compare today and how even student are so united those days. Indeed we learn a lot from his experience in Nigerian politics.