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The Senate Secretariat of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Monday, said that Adedayo Sunday Asefon remains the constitutionally recognized President of the association.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The NANS Senate stated this while reacting to a recent statement claiming that NANS has fixed Friday, August 12, 2022, to inaugurate the acting National President among the two constitutional recommended zonal coordinators of the association.
The said statement signed by Comrade Usman Mohammed, Secretary Zone A Stakeholders Forum, said the action was in line with the association’s new constitution as amended article.
However, while denouncing the statement, NANS Senate described Mohammed’s statement as malicious, stating that that he is neither a Senator in NANS nor a member of the Senate.
It explained that the said release does not in any way align with the requirement of the constitution of NANS.
The Senate explained further that the said comrade does not have any authority to remove an elected president talk less of inaugurating a new exco without an election.
The NANS Senate made this known via a fresh statement signed by Chuks Okafor Innocent, Uzman Adamu Nagwaza and Juliet Obinta, its Senate President, Deputy Senate President and Clerk respectively.
According to the statement, “The constitutional process for transition has started with Convention Planning Committee (CPC) in place and aspirants into different offices have obtained nomination forms and have been duly screened as required by the constitution, so the insinuation that the President is not transiting power is not only irresponsible but self-serving.
“Security agencies had been notified to investigate the said Comrade for his attempt to cause the breakdown of order and peace at this sensitive period of our nation’s history.
Comrade Adedayo Sunday Asefon remains the constitutionally recognized President and the Senate is the only authority empowered by the constitution to remove a sitting president.
“The transition process is in top gear and those that are agitated because they can’t prove their studentship and as such disqualified from contesting any office in NANS are behind this onslaught against the President because of his insistence that only registered students of a recognized tertiary institution will be cleared to contest the election.
“The President and the Senate have acted according to the constitution by constituting the Convention Planning Committee (CPC) who are saddled with the responsibility of organizing the elective convention and as such the President cannot be blamed for any delay in the process as he is not part of the CPC.”
The statement further explained that the executive and the Senate are concentrating efforts on how the prolonged Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike can be resolved and no distraction will be tolerated, adding that it expects the CPC to do its job and conduct a credible election.
