NANS: UNITY OR DIVERSITY?

 

Nigerian student movement is relevant as any other group in the plural societies of Nigeria for it development. They have an historical responsibilities in political, economic and social activities of the country. History also informed us how Nigerian student struggle for the emacipetation of Nigerian independent in 1960. 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. NANS of today is NANS of NONE STUDENT, as stalk holders which are universities drop out, deliberately have a spill over as the case may be and remained in NANS for donkey years with what they called interest and they decide ‘on who is or who is not’ on NANS leadership.

As Nigeria a federal and a heterogonous nation with almost 250 ethnic tribal groups, which up till date Nigeria is searching for it unity in diversity because It is obvious that, the standard of living among average Nigerians stands at zero level and corruption seem to be progressing every day. Poverty and crime rate are simultaneously at multiplier effect, the state of our education system is nothing to write home about; bedeviled with insuffiency in providing the basic necessities. The government cannot even secure the lives and properties of the citizens, needless to say that such government has failed.

Similarly in NANS politics, as educated leaders of tomorrow that was mainly made for student but a great paradox where by NANS representing their pocket and self-centered interest. Indeed NANS has a chameleon pieces with a policy of ‘no winner no looser’ strongly believed that if you have a mined and you can with stand any difficulties and challenges that might come your way. Therefore, one can declared self as a leader. The current NANS president in person of Muhammed Dauda has four factional leaders, which are executing their programs as NANS leaders, collecting money from government and other politician.

As Robert Greene in his book ‘the 48 law of power’ law number one assert that ‘never outshined your master’. In NANS there was no master but gang of educated illiterate because even HIM muhmmed Dauda is there as NANS president to enrich himself while universities management are increasing tuitions fees to student, insecurity seems to be the order of the day in porthencort, sokoto, mubi to name but few and student welfare is very poor. Nigerian students did we really need change and are we ready to be the leaders of tomorrow?

 In sequel to the preconvention and senate meeting of muhammed Dauda in Ibadan and that of kole Otaye in sokoto state on which muhammed Dauda set Jigawa state to be his conventional ground and kole Otaye set Taraba State be his conventional ground all in name of NANS which would schedule to take place in December for an election to a new government. We only have one president in Nigeria, only one moon and one sun, then why NANS has more than two presidents?

The hope of liberation of Nigerians falls on the youth and (we) must rise up to act, to speak and reject all forms of incompetency and irregularities in governances. I urge comr. Jude Imgwe Speacial Asistance on Student and Youth Matters to his excellency president Goodluck Jonathan. Who I know as student and once a factional president of NANS 2010 but now a leader and an elder to called a unity convention to also restructure and reshape NANS leadership. I strongly belived sir, that you can do it because you know NANS more than I do.