Some activists and social critics on Monday slammed the National Association of Nigerian Students for naming the senator representing Ogun-East senatorial district, Buruji Kashamu, as the ‘Golden Man of the Year’. The National President of NANS, Tijani Usman, had presented the award to Kashamu last week for his
‘untiring, exemplary and compassionate leadership style’. While presenting the award to Kashamu in Ogun
State,Usman had said, “We decided to honour Senator
Kashamu because we know that he is neither the richest businessman nor politician in Nigeria, yet we constantly hear of his philanthropic gestures to Nigerians of all shades and colours, especially the less-privileged.” “We are fascinated at his large-heartedness even in the face of needless distractions. We reckon that if all wealthy Nigerians are like Senator Kashamu, the country will be a better place for us all. That is why we decided to encourage him by giving him this award.”

However, constitutional lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay, told our
correspondent that the decay in NANS was a reflection of government and society. Sagay, who is also the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, said the gesture of NANS was similar to the vote of confidence passed in Senate President Saraki by his colleagues despite his ongoing corruption trial. He said, “Our body polity has been affected by a disease. I
am not surprised that students can call Buruji Kashamu
their hero when senators passed a vote of confidence in
Saraki because he is undergoing a criminal trial. Of course, I know Saraki has not been sentenced but this disease has also infected students.”

In his reaction, human rights activist, Mr. Festus Keyamo, said, “This is unfortunate; NANS has been destroyed. That is all I can say.” Also speaking, a Lagos-based lawyer, Ebun-olu Adegboruwa, who was also the Student Union President at the Obafemi Awolowo University in 1992, told our correspondent that NANS goofed by giving a controversial politician an award. He said, “The situation of Nigeria demands that students
should be progressives who work in the interest of the
masses and should be concerned about their future.
“I don’t know what he has done in furtherance of
education and democracy in Nigeria. Given the
controversies surrounding his sojourn in America as well as his cases in London and Nigeria, I think NANS should have waited till these cases had been concluded before giving him that award. During our time, we never did such.”
An activist, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, who was the NANS president from 1984 to 1985, told our correspondent that NANS had become commercialised and is now the property of the highest bidder. He said during his time, NANS only gave awards to deserving Nigerians. He recalled that NANS bestowed the title of the ‘Senior Advocate of the Masses’ on the late activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN).

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"he deserves the award". Quote me anywhere

Wow so interesting....... Insane nans

Chai!!!! All I smell is kworuption

The leadership of NANS is shaddy,they have lost respect of students nationwide since 12 AD ,all I see are politically motivated cultist

powerfulsettingz:
Wow so interesting....... Insane nans

Insanity is even better!

this 'anywhere belle face ' students body,they don't even command the respect of students sef..irrelevant body!

That dwarf caled tijani is just a criminal. Efcc will catch him one day
I'm sure buhari doesn't have enough to dash to the old touts in the name of aluta

Why the outrage?

If Ahmed Tinubu, his mentor is celebrated as a hero in Nigeria, why not Kashamu.


Hypocrisy untamed.

OZAOEKPE:
"he deserves the award". Quote me anywhere

Oremussanctus or whatever you were in your previous incarnation.....you are just a contrarian..... ...quote me anywhere.....

The so-called "leaders of tomorrow" indeed!

The tomorrow better never come upon us.

They must have each collected a"Golden envelope"before awarding him with the"Golden man of the year" award

By the way,I'm surprised nobody has use"Dizeani my role model"as DM so far

The cycle of poverty has finally gone "full circle"!

One man mopol

No wonder Bamanga Tukur once said the youth are not ready to lead that's why the politicians keep recycling themselves.

Hustle na Hustle

the students dey hustle with their destiny

No wonder tomorrow never comes

Like I said, this ain't a big deal.

In Cuba, TUPAC's (my hero) godfather is a drug Baron and a criminal who will always steal from people and give to his community. He evaded arreat for many decades because the people always shielded him.....


The government doesn't give, yet, the ones who did shld be killed?


I not saying he shldnt be tried...but why?

The guy committed the fuckin crime in the states....and he is investing the money here.. Let him...


How is he different from OBJ, ATIKU, IBB and many who stole our money...making the masses poor?

The only reason I wldnt care abt OBJ (my hero) and the rest I mentioned is as far as they kept investing here in my country..
I dnt care!


Let the guy be abeg...I am no interested in his extradition. So far he is no more into the crime..

Haha is it not the same NANS that threatened to protest on behalf of Saraki? Hopefully, they will encourage him to go take American Student Man of the Year in New York

NANS never made Fawehinmi a SAM, it's the Students' Union of OAU that did. It's on May 27 1988.

@topic. Youths of this generation are lost.

Ride on NANS

We have as a people been rapedd both ways. Shame on us.

See the kind of people youths celebrate.

Is it not the same useless NANS that too :ok money from GEJ and endorsed GEJ as their candidate

I just dey laugh