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NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by AquaBekee: 3:10pm On Mar 20

NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns

A transparency campaign group, Leadership & Accountability Initiative has condemned the umbrella body of students in the country, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) for allowing itself to be hijacked and captured as a political tool by those in government.

The group particularly accused the son of the President, Seyi Tinubu of planting moles in the association to advance political gains, warning that the disappearing influence of NANS is inimical to citizens' right to hold divergent opinions.

In a statement on Wednesday, the lead Convener of the group, Hon. Ibrahim Bako expressed disappointment with the response of NANS to a "constructive" criticism by Shamsudeen Bala Mohammed, the son of the Governor of Bauchi State, saying NANS' position reflects a disturbing trend that has unfortunately overtaken the association.

"It is deeply troubling to see an association, which is supposed to champion the rights and welfare of Nigerian youths, reduce itself to a mouthpiece for the interests of those in power. Your statement in defense of the president’s son, rather than focusing on the core concerns and needs of Nigerian students, exposes how far NANS has strayed from its mission. You have allowed yourself to become a mere political instrument, lending your voice to those in power, while abandoning your responsibility to question, challenge, and advocate for the issues that truly matter to Nigerian students and youths", Hon. Bako stated.

According to him, NANS' mandate has always been to fight for the improvement of education, the betterment of the living standards of students, and defend their rights but expressed dissatisfaction that the association'recent actions indicate that it has abandoned these core functions, instead focusing on political partisanship.

"Your position, defending a hollow gesture of distributing sachet foods while ignoring the larger systemic issues of youth unemployment, engagement and empowerment is not only a disservice to the students you are meant to represent but, also an insult to their intelligence. The youths of Nigeria deserve better than political gifts and short-term reliefs. We deserve the dignity of real support: quality education, sustainable business opportunities, meaningful scholarships, and an environment where we can thrive without relying on charity or crumbs thrown from political tables", he noted.

He therefore called on NANS to return to its roots, reevaluate its role in the Nigerian political and social landscape, and refocus on its core mission of representing the interests of Nigerian students and youths and not political figures or their families.

He said time has come for NANS to recognize that the Nigerian youths do not need political favours or empty gestures, rather a lasting changes in the education system, an economy that allows youths to thrive, and leaders who are genuinely committed to the welfare of every Nigerian.

https://guardian.ng/news/nans-under-state-capture-now-seyi-tinubus-tool-group/

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Salewa97: 3:12pm On Mar 20

NANS don dey show maturity.

This is what it means to be a student body.

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by slimfit1(m): 3:55pm On Mar 20

Useless education produce useless students.

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by bigdammyj: 8:13am On Mar 21

Noted.

Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by fman(m): 8:13am On Mar 21

The Agbadorian bots will arrive soon, awon oloriburuku Alainiran bi thinuubu.

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Tochitee(m): 8:14am On Mar 21

Cry cry group!

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by FreeSpirited: 8:14am On Mar 21

Student politicians have always been ass-lickers looking for crumbs from reigning govt and politicians, also scavenging for opportunity amongst power brokers to settle their own dream of luxury and good life.. Any other thing is a charade and game of deception

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Esthered: 8:14am On Mar 21

Is NANS still relevant today?

Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by SKYHIGHfx: 8:14am On Mar 21

Salewa97:
NANS don dey show maturity.

This is what it means to be a student body.

Na human you be?

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Electorate: 8:15am On Mar 21

AquaBekee:

https://guardian.ng/news/nans-under-state-capture-now-seyi-tinubus-tool-group/

Forget NANS, My anger is with the old f.ools in the National Assembly, don't expect a Lion to give birth to a goat.

Nigeria doesn't have a National Assembly presently, We only have a gathering of clowns, Tinubu's slaves, Executive stooges, Breakers of the law they were supposed to protect, History will remember them as the worst rubber-stamp National Assembly Nigeria ever had.

Very anyhow people with no shame at all.

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by GenghisCan(m): 8:16am On Mar 21

Hmmm

Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by ogododo: 8:16am On Mar 21

Dem just dey wake.

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by nwirinedu(m): 8:16am On Mar 21

The Bullion owns everything in Nigeria, even God.

Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Kennitrust(m): 8:16am On Mar 21

TINUBU AND THE RIVERS GAMBLE

Make no mistakes, this whole shenanigan is all about grabbing the resources of the oil rich and economically viable River State to fund the greed of one man, Bola Ahmed Tinubu At this stage, even the loquacious Nyesom Wike and his minions at the state Assembly have since become mere pawn in the game.

Check recent history: Every govt from Goodluck Jonathan down to Muhammadu Buhari has always sought to control Rivers state. Jonathan used this same Wike to fight Amechi over the control of the state. At some point, Amechi as a sitting governor was even stopped from accessing his own govt house. During Buhari regime, with Rotimi Chibuike Amechi as the pawn, it was so brazenly blatant that during the 2019 elections, soldiers from HQ Nigerian Army were seen openly carrying ballot boxes and fighting with brave rivers women who vehemently and successfully resisted them. The videos are still online.

Tinubu, being a hardened street man with his peculiar kind of past and history, has no room for middle ground when it comes to taking what he wants. He doesn’t even care about your so-called constitution or due process. (Read this again. Slowly, this time). And this is why even without waiting for the Godswill Akpabio led bunch of spineless morally-bankrupt integrity-challenged KEPT MEN in the Nigerian Senate and House of Reps to stamp his so-called emergency declaration in rivers, he has gone ahead to swear in his self appointed SOLE ADMINISTRATOR with a promise to quickly release to him the seized rivers monthly allocation, the same allocation the completely captured Supreme Court said should be seized until governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara re-present the 2025 budget to the house of Assembly.

You wouldn’t release allocation to the duly elected governor because the budget hasn’t been presented and passed by the legislature but you are willing to release the same allocation to a Sole Administrator who will rule the state with a loaded gun and in the complete absence of the Legislature and the executive branch. Make it make sense!!!!! Don’t bother because you can’t.

But I blame Tinubu not. This is happening because the people of Niger Delta in general and River state in particular including their so called Activists and freedom fighters/Militants have allowed their own greed to disunite them, making it impossible for them to act as one even in matters of EXISTENTIAL nature such as this.

As of today, Nigeria depends on oil for over 50% of her revenue. The 2025 budget CANNOT be funded without oil revenue. And all these oil are in the Niger Delta. With the peculiar topography of that region, NO MILITARY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD CAN SUCCESSFULLY SECURE THE PIPELINES IN THAT REGION BY THE USE OF BRUTE FORCE. Obasanjo - a military man - tried this and failed which was why his successor the good man Yar’adua of blessed memory initiated the Amnesty program to stop the militants from blowing pipelines. Buhari, another military man, came in and driven by raw hate for jonathan and his people, his first action was to cancel the amnesty program and fight the militants but he failed woefully at that when the Creek boys responded in kind by crippling the entire oil production which saw Nigeria, for the very first time, experience recession TWICE under Buhari, forcing the gap-toothed Daura-born ex-soldier to toe the path of peace and restore the Amnesty Program and even make peace with one of the militant leaders, Tompolo.

Who then is Tinubu - a mere thug - to succeed in this tomfoolery if not that the people of that region has been conquered by their own greed?

— Charles Ogbu 🖊️

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Xisnin(m): 8:17am On Mar 21

It is too late.
NANS has been fully bought and paid for.
They are now one of the media arm of the presidency.

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by benuejosh: 8:18am On Mar 21

This ones no get better things to talk about.

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Antoeni(m): 8:18am On Mar 21

Poverty, Hardship, Inflation, Insecurity, is The Only Weapon a Terrible President Needs To Conquer Her Citizens

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by ugodson(m): 8:19am On Mar 21

They will soon close this one's mouth with MONEY

In the words of Wande Cole "Ashimapeyin koti kanyin"

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by MichaelSokoto(m): 8:20am On Mar 21

only foolish, senseless & idiotic fools will ever vote anything APC in dis country ever again.

Rubbish!
angry

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by ComeToJesus: 8:21am On Mar 21

Gone are the days when NANS used to be a formidable force that politicians dread.

Now, even Boys Scout get action pass dem.

Their aim is how to collect money from politicians, take sides and mobilise other pliant members to dance unclad for politicians.

Such a shame.

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by SatoshiX: 8:23am On Mar 21

They thought Seyi Tinubu is like the docile Yusuf Buhari.
ST comes from a family of Politicians. And he has learnt from his father while Yusuf only care about riding powerbikes on Abuja roads and his mother confined to the other room.

Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by shortgun(m): 8:26am On Mar 21

Tinubu is the new premier of western Nigeria a very pure evil minded person with senseless economic plans. The people of Nigeria are dying of hunger, starvation and insecurity.
Tinubu is the only leader whose economic policies are aimed to impoverish people into prosperity

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Apel147(m): 8:31am On Mar 21

You have put the nail on the head! All these emotional lunatics knows nothing or just feigning ignorance to the runnings of NANS which I was a very strong associate during my undergraduate days!

FreeSpirited:
Student politicians have always been ass-lickers looking for crumbs from reigning govt and policians, also scavenging for opportunity amongst power brokers to settle their own dream of luxury.. Any other thing is a charade and game of deception

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Drella: 9:01am On Mar 21

imsoftcash:
Na today, I was once a member of the National Association of Nigerian Students Zone B and I tell you is never an easy task being few students among the non-academic students who occupied the NANS' Top position. Come to talk of it, have any of you witness the NANS election process? Na no-go areas

Nigeria is corrupt from top to downincluding the SUG AND NANS officials, is all about selection and imposed process.

so am not surprised

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NANS pre-convention, convention, and election made me know y’all are cultists.
Why do y’all shoot and machete yourselves?

Seyi Tinubu forcefully imposed Lucky, a very old man, as National president. NANS has gone to the dogs since.

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by tundegan: 9:03am On Mar 21

NANS has always been a political tool, so nothing new here.

They will come around when they see the benefits of aligning with the government.

Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Lordbinsmar: 9:16am On Mar 21

Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by AgroBizSolution(f): 9:16am On Mar 21

Hmmmmmm 😳🤔

Xisnin:
It is too late.
NANS has been fully bought and paid for.
They are now one of the media arm of the presidency.

Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Shawarmagirl: 9:23am On Mar 21

I keep saying it and it keep happening.

If you are a Nigerian youth who want a bright future for yourself and children, kindly park your luggage 🧳 Japa leave Nigeria e get why. The better Nigeria people fast, pray and hope for is what is before them now without knowing. Nigeria will NEVER be better that it's current state now.

May God not allow me raise my generation in Nigeria. And may my children not witness Nigeria.

Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by theophorus(m): 9:49am On Mar 21

Oboy ooo, some people ehn.

Dem dey accuse Father of remote control Senate, FHR and SC and PDP, LP, NNPP, SDP etc...

While dem dey accuse Him Son of control NANS.

But these same people dey claim say na OTP He go do.
Abeg make these people dey one lane.

Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Satin47(m): 9:53am On Mar 21

It was totally unbelievable to say the fact just imagine removing an elected governor when there's no war going on in the state fa,

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Re: NANS Under State Capture, Now Seyi Tinubu’s Political Tool, Group Warns by Agbegbaorogboye: 10:00am On Mar 21

SatoshiX:
They thought Seyi Tinubu is like the docile Yusuf Buhari.
ST comes from a family of Politicians. And he has learnt from his father while Yusuf only care about riding powerbikes on Abuja roads and his mother confined to the other room.

There's nothing these clowns will not rationalise

Is Seyi a Nigerian student?

Who is bankrolling you to be this immoral

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