The joint leadership of National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), National Association of Nigerian Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) and the National Association of University Students (NAUS) has clarified recent petition alleging unequal distribution of CNG buses among student community.
The trio association representing interest of Polytechnic, University and College of Education students in Nigeria and diaspora appealed to other (National Excos) of NANS to imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship and settle their differences.
A statement jointly signed by NAPS National President, Com. Ridwan Munirudeen, NANCES National President, Com. Eegunjobi Samuel, and NAUS National President, Com. Josiah Oche explained the sharing formula of the CNG buses was just and fair to all structures and organs of NANS, saying interest of Polytechnics, Universities and Colleges of Education was captured in the sharing formula.
According to the trio, one CNG bus each was given to the three sister bodies for fairness and transparency, adding that all NANS Coordinators will be given one each to be operating within their zones.
The statement reads: “All the National Executives of NANS should eliminate the sense of entitlement, rooting for individuals to be beneficiaries, rather we advised them on focusing on how to manage those buses that has been given to their respective secretariats and zones, afterall, all National executives belong to one zone or the other.
“All aggrieved member of the National Executives and that of Senate Arm should channel their grievances to the National President and Senate President respectively, we enjoin them to embrace peaceful discussion to settle the pressing issues amicably and off the media.
“We reaffirmed to the public that, the buses were shared inline with the tradition of NANS, so as to capture the interest of the structures and organs (Sister bodies & Zonal Coordinators) of the body (NANS).
“The transparency of the leadership of NANS under Comrade Lucky Emonefe and Sen. Akinteye Babatunde is not only limited to the fairness distribution of CNG buses alone, but extended to other palliative and good gesture coming directly from the Federal Government and other government agencies to the students community.
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“The public should know that the trio (NAPS, NAUS & NANCES) are the highest critics of NANS National whenever their action or inaction is against the interest of Nigerian Students, but on the distribution of CNG buses and other palliatives, we must commend the current administration of NANS, they have done well and we are proud of their fairness distribution within the organs and structures of NANS.
“The structures of NANS is beyond only National Executives and Senate Arm. It’s imperative to know that sister bodies such as NAPS, NAUS and NANCES are also structures of NANS while Six (6) Zonal Coordinators (representing each zones) and 37 JCC Chairmen (representing each state including FCT) are also organs of NANS.”
