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Saraki’s Trial Splits Nigerian Students Body, NANS by ricsman(m): 9:36am On Sep 21, 2015 |
September 20, 2015 Adebayo Hassan
The South-West zone of the
National Association of Nigerian
Students, NANS, has distanced
itself from the position of its
national president on the trial of
the Senate President, Bukola
Saraki.
The NANS president, Tijani Sheu,
and some groups headed by the
Director-General of Heritage
Group, Katch Ononuju, had on
Saturday in Abuja threatened to
protest the trial of Mr. Saraki to
foreign diplomatic missions in
Abuja.
Mr. Saraki is being tried at the
Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, for
alleged false declaration of asset to
the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB,
and for operating a foreign
account when he was Governor of
Kwara State between 2003 and
2007.
The pro-Saraki coalition accused
President Muhammadu Buhari of
complicity in the travails of Mr.
Saraki, insisting that the Senate
President’s disregard for the
directive of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, in respect of
National Assembly leadership
tussle was the root of his trial.
But the south-west NANS, Zone D,
brushed aside the position of its
the national body. It maintained
that rule of law should take its
course and urged Mr. Saraki to
submit himself for trial.
This development may have
opened fresh dimension to the
unfolding drama surrounding the
travails of Mr. Saraki who has had
to contend with hostilities, mainly
from his party, APC, since his June
9 controversial emergence as the
Senate President.
Speaking on behalf of the pro-
Saraki group on Saturday night,
Mr. Ononuju said: “Buhari lacks
the political will to fight
corruption. We are very worried
with the turn of things.
“The action by the Senate to appoint its own
leadership is the reason behind this witch-hunt.
Accidents have been arranged for senators who
supported Saraki. DSS have been used to trail
senators. The current CCB should not exist. The
current leadership came into office in 2010 and
their tenure ought to have elapsed in April.
“The power that seeks to undermine our
democracy and the Senate is gaining the upper
hand. I want corruption to be fought, but we do
not want a return to the days of Olusegun
Obasanjo where arrests were targeted. The
president makes appointments and does not
refer them to the Senate for confirmation
because he does not like the leadership there.
“Our democracy is under threat and that is why
we are talking to Nigerians. Since Buhari took
over, everything is going down. We are calling
on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) to protect
the integrity of the courts by ensuring that
injunctions are respected. We are marching to
every embassy to tell them that our democracy
is under threats.”
However, NANS Zone D, in a statement on
Sunday by its coordinator, Okikiola Ogunsola,
said “NANS as a body” had recently pledged its
support for Mr. Buhari’s fight against
corruption.
Earlier on September 2, the NANS President,
Mr. Sheu, led students to Aso Rock Villa to
pledge the support of Nigerian students to Mr.
Buhari’s administration, particularly its anti-
corruption campaign.
“Our position is that any individual or group
charged or alleged to have participated directly
or indirectly in misappropriation,
mismanagement or acquired properties in a
wrong way should submit to rule of law to take
effect,” Mr. Ogunsola said.
He added that though the zone had respect for
the national body; yet, as “an ideological zone,
we would not in any way subject ourselves to
any act by our national body that tend to
undermine or coerce rule of law from taking its
course.”
“We are stating in strong terms that our zone is
not of the planned protest by the civil society
group under the aegis of Heritage Group and
NANS,” it said.
In a related development, the Deputy Publicity
Secretary of APC, Timi Frank, has condemned
calls, particularly by a group, Northern Ethnic
Nationalities Unity Congress, for Mr. Saraki’s
resignation as the Senate President in the wake
of his trial.
Mr. Frank, a longstanding loyalist of former
Vice President Atiku Abubakar, dismissed the
group as ignorant, non-existent and “impostor
organization hurriedly packaged to do a dirty
job at the behest of Saraki’s traducers, with the
sole aim of assailing his towering image.”
“Where were they when Saraki was governor?
Where were they when he was chairman of the
Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF)? Where were
they when he blew the whistle on the fuel
subsidy scam in the 7th Senate? Where were
they when he contested and was elected Senate
President?
“Let failed politicians not seek to make political
capital from this set up against Saraki called
asset declaration trial.”
We will implement Awolowo’s dream for
Nigeria – Buhari
Saraki a British citizen, but passport
linked to him forged – UK authority
I regret HID Awolowo did not live to see ‘a
new Nigeria’ – Osinbajo
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We will implement Awolowo’s dream for
Nigeria – Buhari
Saraki a British citizen, but passport
linked to him forged – UK authority
I regret HID Awolowo did not live to see ‘a
new Nigeria’ – Osinbajo
Saraki’s trial splits
Nigerian students body,
NANS
September 20, 2015 Adebayo Hassan
Senate presid |
Re: Saraki’s Trial Splits Nigerian Students Body, NANS by 4reala(m): 9:41am On Sep 21, 2015 |
Abeg mak dem face them book and leave politics 4 d polithiefcians ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Saraki’s Trial Splits Nigerian Students Body, NANS by Johnnyessence(m): 10:01am On Sep 21, 2015 |
youth of today should be protesting against corruption and not shielding corruption. 1 Like |
Re: Saraki’s Trial Splits Nigerian Students Body, NANS by sandraokosun: 10:20am On Sep 21, 2015 |
i be think say na book dem go read. When i hear say a nans member embezzle millions for nans, u wonder why u arent suprised. Nans is a political apendage of pdp and remains so, the dollarization to them by gej ill fated election shows their position 1 Like |
Re: Saraki’s Trial Splits Nigerian Students Body, NANS by double0seven(m): 10:29am On Sep 21, 2015 |
I disagree about a split. There is no split. This just a lone wolf NANS national president trying to drag the entire union into disrepute because if his personal greed 1 Like |
Re: Saraki’s Trial Splits Nigerian Students Body, NANS by BALLOSKI: 10:45am On Sep 21, 2015 |
Useless association!
*in abacha's voice* dijov(disolve) it. |
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