Tony Okafor
We'll end strikes in tertiary institutions - new NANS Senate President


The newly elected Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Innocent Okafor, has promised
peaceful coexistence and non disruption of academic activities in tertiary institutions in the country.


He said the new students' leadership would provide quality leadership to the Nigerian youths to renew their hope as major stakeholders in nation building.

Okafor, who hails from Anambra State, emerged victorious during NANS election held in Abuja on Friday.

In a statement in Awka, Anambra State, he urged the youths to look at the future with great optimism.

He said,"NANS will ensure peaceful coexistence and non disruption of academic activities in tertiary institutions in the country."

Okafor was a former secretary and deputy coordinator of NANS Zone B comprising 75 tertiary institutions across the South\East and South\South states of Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Imo, Rivers, Delta, Cross-River, Edo and Akwa-Ibom.

He studied Electrical/ Electronics Engineering at the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State up to the Higher National Diploma and later read Management Technology at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, where he obtained B. Eng in 2013.

He is currently a Postgraduate Diploma student in the Department of Public Administration at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State.

Okafor, who did the mandatory one year National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme in Delta State was among the best serving corps members during his period.

He has authored a book titled "Vision of Heroes Past".

Upcoming Lai muhammed.

It's like the person below me is short sighted? Are they not Students?

What are post graduate students doing in NANS?

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Lolz who is he fooling?

you no go relax chop d moni wey u come thier to chop, jus de open mouth de cap nonsense...u are serious abt ending strike n u gat no plan about organizing a protest to stake ur seriousness..

otokx:
What are post graduate students doing in NANS?

Maybe becuz NANS is a student association and PG students = STUDENTS