Breaking News: CONCERN NIGERIAN STUDENTS SET TO RECONVENE NUNS, FIX DATE FOR MAIDEN CONGRESS

 CONCERN NIGERIAN STUDENTS SET TO RECONVENE NUNS, FIX DATE FOR MAIDEN CONGRESS - Press Text -2nd August 2018.

NUNS - National Union Of Nigerian Student

Solidarity greetings from Maiden Congress Planning Committee of our dear National Union of Nigerian Students NUNS.

One will recall that The National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS) was founded in 1956, a union that brought together Nigerian students at home and abroad.

NUNS was a branch of the West African Students’ Union (WASU) founded by Ladipo Solanke and Herbert Bright Bankole in 1925. The union actively opposed the policies of the government on so many issues about Nigeria’s education system, the rights of students in Nigeria and many more.

In April 1978, The National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS) fully participated in many campus protests across the nation against the increasement of university fees. More than twenty students were seriously injured and killed by the police and
army sent to drive the protesting students away, As a result of this, the Federal Military Government closed down three universities and imposed a ban on NUNS.

Later on, several university students and officials were dismissed. Until In 1980, The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) was founded as a replacement for the banned NUNS, two years earlier.

In May 1986, over fifteen students of Ahmadu Bello University were killed by the police during a protest over the observation of the “Ali Must Go Day” in memory of the students massacred in the 1979 protest. This resulted into the Federal Military Government closing down nine out of the fifteen universities in Nigeria.

The National Association of Nigerian Students was also banned in 1986 after a student riot calling for the dismissals of the government and some police officials which was later reconvened In 1988, two years later by some concern student led by Comr Oladele Lado of Yaba College of Technology Lagos.

40 years today, In the face of Political hijack, Lost of Ideology, Over Bearing and Mass Domination of Non Students in our supposed apex Student Body NANS.
League of Concern Student Union Government Presidents, Comrades and Stakeholders with Conscience in Youth and Student Communities Nationwide has resolved to reconvene NATIONAL UNION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS NUNS as credible alternative platform with integrity, ideology and sincerity of purpose to give Nigerian student a Unity voice and promote their interest genuinely with peak of Diplomacy, Sanity and Moral Correctness devoid of Thuggery and Hooliganism.


To this effect, the Maiden Congress planing committee which consist of two Students Union Presidents per each geo political zones, 3 Concern Student leaders, representative of NAPS and NAUS to Organise the maiden Congress for election of pioneer executives / leaders for the union.

After an extensive deliberation, wider consultation and official notification to the federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria University Commission NUC, National Board For Technical Education NBTE, National Commission For Colleges Of Education NCCE and Security Agencies in the country, the committee Resolved for the congress to hold on 24th to 26th August, 2018 at Former NUNS Headquarters, University of Lagos, Akoka Lagos State Nigeria.

The delegates to the congress included all tertiary institutions Student Union President and Speaker or Senate President (Two Delegates Per Institution).

The committee also ratify statutory delegate status for 36 States including FCT indigenous Student Association National body Presidents, while National President and Senate President of National Association of University Students NAUS, National Association of Polytechnic Students NAPS are also accorded automatic statutory delegates status at the congress.

Aspirant Expression Form is open for all interested Nigerian students with legitimate Studentship and proven Academic Record.

The issuance of form and screening of candidates shall be done on congress arrival day while all delegates shall receive their respective official Letter of Invitation last by Monday 7th August 2018. Only Delegates listed above with school identity card and Union Executive identity card shall be accredited.

Nigerian student are implored to embrace the credible alternative as the antics by some elements to continue feeding fat on their Name must come to an end.

Student Association is meant for students, own by students and to be control by students.

Thanks and God bless

Signed:

Comr. Adedeji Festus Reliable
CPC CHAIRMAN

Comr Adeosun Williams Olalekan 
SUG President Olabisi Onanbajo University Ago Iwoye/CPC Press Secretary

Amb. Ibrahim Olawale Seriki,
CPC Mobilization Secretary.