EDUCATION ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE “THE KINDRED SPIRIT CALLED ASUU STRIKE” -NANS OO1 STAINLESSY

BEING A TEXT OF A PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY
NANS OGUN JCC CHAIRMAN ELECT. (COM. FALOLA
AHMED)
EDUCATION ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE
“THE KINDRED SPIRIT CALLED ASUU STRIKE”
INTRODUCTION
I am staunchly disgruntled using this medium to
express the grievances of the helpless Nigerian
Students whom are victim of the vicious sting of
ASUU STRIKE according to John Clark a renounced
Poet who wrote about “Abiku” in one of his works
He wrote:
“Coming and going several season, Why not stay
under baobao tree
Follow where you placed your kindred spirit.
If Indoor is not enough for you
Thouh it leak through the thrash……….”
The above stanza juxtaposed the negative effect of
ASUU on the generality of Nigerian Students, because
in the ancient days “Abiku” was a metaphysical spirit
that terminate pregnancy and aided earlier graves of
teenagers. This is also applicable to the same ASUU
STRIKE of today, the academic calendar of Nigerian
Student has been truncated, dalliance has married our
duration on campus, The genius are not encouraged,
while the dullard are unmotivated these will never
improve the Nation manpower expected from the
Nigerian University Annually.
BACKGROUND
NANS “National Association of Nigerian Students”
being the Mother body was established to be a voice
for the Nigerian Student. The student have vested in
our hands the trust to represent their grievances at
every point in time, the intellectual arsenal of
Nigerian Students were left in our custody to monitor,
but it so sympathetic and highly regrettable that we
have failed. We have engaged in an unholy romance
with our oppressors and made toothless utterances
that hold no indefatigable stand against this
contemporary topic of discussion. With upmost
sincerity I will like to state it here categorically that
we (NANS) have allowed our personal interest over
shadow the interest of the Nigerian students and
failed to challenge the F.G on our fundamental right
which has been stampeded since inception. We have
right to free education but none was awarded to us,
we have the right to standard education but yet our
government prefers to squander public funds on
frivolities rather than the future. Contentious
ignorance has eaten deep into the so called Unionism
of today therefore what we experience is
disappointment upon failure.
Gone are the days of Comrade Segun Okeowo who
led the first Nigerian Student revolutionary protest
against obnoxious policy of the Government; After
that hallmark achievement, only few of his
predecessors has embark on such bold step at least
to agitate for our rights in the hand of the Oppressors.
WAYFORWARD
The only palatable and audible language the Federal
Government listen to it “STRIKE” this is the reason
why we can’t blame ASUU as a body, if the causes of
a malady is known then the remedy should be
obvious.
We can no longer wait on the inaction of the NANS
National body, as a state body we will not fail to
discharge our duty which is to fight for the interest of
the Nigerian student in Ogun state.
Taking into consideration the geographical location of
Ogun state and its importance to the Nigerian
economy couple with the high concentration of
tertiary institutions we wish to state emphatically to
the ears of whoever is involved that after 14days
from today if the status quo remains we will have no
other option but to lock down all physical and spiritual
routes that links this state with the rest of the world,
all human and animal activities shall be brought to
standstill. We can no longer watch our merciless
government parade in affluence with their children
tentacles in luxurious institutions across the globe.
The National, State and Human economy will be held
to ransom and every Nigerian no matter highly placed
shall bear the irrevocable loss that we are suffering
with us. If we neglect the truth we shall be held
responsible for being a coward or traitor when
posterity will judge.
Conclusively,
We hereby call on the micro sympathy left in the
heart of the Federal government to make good use of
the next 13days and ensure our universities are
opened for academic activities.
We do not wish to join the leagues of militants
parading in Jets because their held the country
hostage, however we would not fail to protect our
rights with any means necessary.
Our academic calendar is truncated, our duration is
delayed. We can’t bear it any longer.
No amnesty for injustice and oppression.
E SOWETO, E AFRICA, E NANS
COM. FALOLA AHMED OLASUNKANMI
CHAIRMAN ELECT
NANS OGUN JCC
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