Who becomes NANS president?
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) will choose new pioneers toward the end of this current month when the residency of the active official drove by Tijani Usman lapses. TEMITOPE YAKUBU (Business Administration, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti) takes a gander at the qualities and shortcomings of the presidential competitors.
Before long, there will be a change of watchman in the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). Those intrigued by driving the affiliation have begun crusading crosswise over grounds across the nation to offer themselves to kindred students.
9JA CAMPUS MAG accumulated that the position of NANS president has been held for students in Zone B, including higher foundations in Southeast and Southsouth.
The active NANS President, Tijani Usman, a student of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), rose up out of Zone A.
Tijani was chosen when NANS was fighting to spare its respectability. The students' body was seen as an untidy and factional association. Be that as it may, a year after he was confirmed, numerous students trust Tijani has stepped to address the affiliation's issues.
A few students commended the active NANS initiative for the determination of Students' Union Government (SUG) emergencies in numerous foundations. More than 74 ousted student-pioneers were restored to finish their projects at Tijani's example.
Yet, others trust the NANS authority ought to have concentrated on changing individuals' recognition about the affiliation.
As another decision moves closer, applicants are worried with NANS battered picture and how to restore its brilliance. Whoever rises president is relied upon to bring the body and students closer.
Be that as it may, the electioneering may have began on a defective stride as applicants participate in mudslinging, verbally abusing, extortion and online networking wars.
The eight hopefuls, accepted to be the most grounded among those competing for the NANS top office, have disclosed their projects.
Sheriff, a student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, the Anambra State capital, is famous inside of Zone B. A previous nearby facilitator of NANS in the zone, Sheriff is said to be the main student, who has friendly relations with powers of schools in the Southeast and Southsouth. Without holding any position, he is said to be utilizing his associations with determination contradictions between student-pioneers and their Vice-Chancellors.
He said he had utilized his association with assist some with graduatesing land positions at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra State, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and UNIZIK. He asserted to have helped more than 284 candidates get affirmation free.
He said his goal is to return NANS to grounds and protect the body from the impact of moneybags who are utilizing it for their political increases.
Be that as it may, one of the difficulties Sheriff might likely experience is the difference in the middle of him and a few NANS partners. He doesn't have an extensive number of student-pioneers supporting his desire, on the grounds that he is accepted to be excessively radical.
Ukachukwu Okpaloka
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| Ukachukwu |
Ukachukwu is an UNN student and the Special Adviser on Special Duties and Campus Affairs to Tijani. He is likewise a previous Deputy Senate President of the affiliation. As a result of his closeness to the NANS president, Ukachukwu is accepted to be Tijani's favored competitor.
Ukachukwu claims that he had the support of NANS partners in Zones An and B. As an indigene of Anambra State concentrating on in Enugu, he trusts partners from Zone B would bolster his goal.
On the other hand, students trust Ukachukwu would be a pawn in the hand of Tijani if chose. Ukachukwu guaranteed to combine on the additions of the active president yet said he would not be anybody's poodle.
Chika Isaiah
•Chika
Chika is a Political Science Education student of UNIZIK and previous NANS Assistant General Secretary. He is the Public Relations Officer of Cross River part of Igbo Consultative Assembly. He drove a battle against extravagant expense for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Zone B.
He trusts his years of investment in NANS governmental issues make him the most experienced. He guaranteed not to rely on upon government officials to deal with the undertakings.
Chika's commentators trust he doesn't have great administrative aptitudes. In any case, Chika said his contribution in decision is to restore the body's wonderfulness..
Ezekiel Nwankwo
•Ezekiel
Ezekiel, an Agricultural Engineering Student of Imo State Polytechnic, is the NANS Public Relations Officer (PRO). He trusts he can lead the affiliation, having been the Zone B NANS Coordinator and picture creator of the body.
Partners trust Ezekiel neglected to enhance the affiliation's picture. To them, his effect has not been felt in the spread of data from NANS to students. Ezekiel said he had constantly connected with writers to engender NANS exercises.
Kadir Arun Haruna
•Arun Kadir
Haruna is a University's student of Benin (UNIBEN) and the most seasoned among the contenders. He was a NANS zonal factional organizer and challenged for president against Comrade Tony Nwoye, a previous Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart in the region.
Faultfinders trust Haruna is excessively old, making it impossible to lead and ought to step aside for the adolescents.
Haruna might likely face issue of zonal course of action. The South-south, it was said, has delivered president from Zone B. Numerous partners trust it is the ideal opportunity for the Southeast to deliver the NANS president.
Anya Anya
•Anya
Anya, a previous Vice-President for Special Duties of the affiliation, is a student of Agricultural Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) in Imo State. He is said to be expressive and benevolent. Be that as it may, partners trust Anya should assume a consultative part.
Anya said student-pioneers in the North and South begged him to challenge once more. He said he is on a reclamation mission, vowing to reposition NANS if chose.
His faultfinders trust some of his counterparts are now National Assembly individuals and Special Advisers to governors. They exhorted Anya to leave the scene for the adolescents.
Igwe Ude-Umanta
•Igwe
Igwe was the tradition's director that led NANS race a year ago. A previous SUG president of University of the Abuja (UNIABUJA), some consider him to be an accomplished in unionist.
His commentators trust he is not famous in Zone B, saying he enlisted at Abia State University due to NANS decision.
Chuks Favour Obelle
•Obele
Chuks is a Postgraduate student of UNIZIK. He was, for a few stimes, an officer in the affiliation and SUG Welfare Director. He is additionally previous NANS Treasurer.
He is said to be a radical, and in addition blunt and savvy. Partners said he may not be bolstered in light of the fact that he doesn't trust in godfatherism.
While the contenders have been moving from grounds to grounds, the inquiry numerous students are asking is: who will protect NANS among them?
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