● Dissociates Self From Zone D Coordinator’s Endorsement For APC Candidate
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest (Zone D) wishes to issue this official rejoinder in response to a media publication credited to the Coordinator of NANS Southwest concerning the alleged endorsement of a governorship candidate in Osun State.
Firstly, the Executives of NANS Southwest representing Osun State, including the leadership of the NANS JCC, Osun Axis, wish to categorically state that they were not consulted, informed, nor carried along in the said endorsement. We therefore formally and officially dissociate NANS Southwest (Osun structure) from the position ascribed to the organisation in that publication.
It is important to place on record that NANS, as a democratic student movement, operates through collective decision-making and broad consultations, especially on sensitive political matters that concern the future of students and the state at large. Any position taken without due process cannot be regarded as the position of the student body in Osun State.
Secondly, the students of Osun State, through NANS Southwest and NANS JCC Osun Axis, wish to clearly state that they are solidly behind the current administration of His Excellency, Senator Nurudeen Jackson Ademola Adeleke. We seize this opportunity to reaffirm our unwavering support for his people-oriented governance, student-friendly policies, and visible commitment to education and youth development in the state.
Consequently, the Osun student community throws its weight behind His Excellency for his second-term re-election, believing that continuity will further consolidate the gains already recorded in the education and youth sectors.
Thirdly, the Office of the Secretary General wishes to assure the Osun State Government that the National Leadership of NANS will, in due course, be on ground in Osun State to formally engage and endorse Governor Ademola Adeleke for a second term, in recognition of his responsiveness to student concerns and his inclusive governance style.
Finally, while reaffirming our loyalty and support, NANS Southwest respectfully calls on the Osun State Government to, as a matter of urgency, attend to the pending and legitimate demands of NANS JCC Osun Axis. Addressing these requests will not only strengthen government-student relations but also provide concrete reference points for the student leadership as they mobilise, canvass, and campaign in support of His Excellency’s re-election.
NANS Southwest remains committed to constructive engagement, truth, transparency, and the collective interest of Nigerian students above all personal or sectional considerations.
e-Signed:
*COMR. OLUWOLE OLUTUNDE ABOKE (O’DESTINY)*
Secretary General
NANS Southwest (Zone D)
+2347051741867
