A federal lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller has charged Nigerian students to deploy their numeric strength in the forthcoming 2023 general election to end incessant strike actions in the nation’s ivory towers.
Peller expressed utter displeasure over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has seen undergraduates in Nigerian universities out of school for 194 days with no desirable resolve from the concerned authorities.
Peller described the situation as worrisome and called on Nigerian students to make their numbers count by ensuring that the country’s next set of leaders are patriotic and selfless Nigerians.
In a press statement by Mr. Kola Popoola, the Chief Press Secretary to the lawmaker, a copy made available to journalists in Ibadan yesterday, Peller called on Nigerian students to leverage on their numerical strength and influence to change the narrative of political leadership in the country for better.
Peller was inducted with Life Patron of NANS and also given an award of Outstanding Leadership by the association as part of activities to celebrate the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) 40th Anniversary held in Abuja on Thursday.
Explaining the rationale behind the choice of Hon. Peller as the Life Patron of the National Association of Nigerian Students, the NANS President, Sunday Asefon, stated that the lawmaker has always been an advocate of Nigerian students and youth, and that he is ever concerned about their welfare and development.
It would be recalled that Hon. Peller, through his NGO, Lead Generation Initiative (LGI), has successfully trained thousands of youths across the country on effective leadership skills, strategic communication, civic responsibility, active citizenship and nation building.
Some of the dignitaries in attendance at the 40th Anniversary of NANS were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, Minister for Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, Kogi State Governor, Dr. Yahya Bello, Executive Secretary, PTDF, Dr. Bello Aliyu Gusau, CEO, Galaxy Backbone, Prof. Muhammed Abubakar, Special Adviser on Federal Matters to Ekiti State Governor, Hon. Makinde Araoye and Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi.