NANS Calls For Synergy To End Schools Invasion
BY TEMI OHAKWE, ABUJA – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has called for synergy, collective engagement and commitment towards ending the scourge of invasions of Schools.
The President of the NANS, Comrade Sunday Asefon, who made the call in Abuja during the inauguration of the newly elected officials of the Association, said the nation has unfortunately witnessed the bullying, kidnapping, sometimes killing of school kids from the once sacred place, called the school”.
Afeson further said; “The time calls for collective engagement, efforts, commitment and synergy to end this scourge of school Invasions. This ridiculous trend must not be allowed to continue.
The NANS president also called on stakeholders to fight systemic oppressions that are becoming a norm within the education institutions.
He said; “We must fight systemic oppressions that are becoming a norm within our system and Institutions, we must acknowledge the right of people to hold minority opinions without using instrumentality of power”.
Afeson also called on the federal government to pay special attention to public tertiary institutions in Nigeria, saying the decay in public institution calls for serious concern.
He further said; “The nation must pay special attention to public tertiary institutions in Nigeria. We must ensure that our public institutions can compare comparably with their private counterparts and provide the same graduates”.
Afeson added that the Nigerian government must build an egalitarian society where policies can be debated, disagreed with and fought in peaceful manner.
