NANS: Asefon Visits Fayemi, Discusses ASUU Strike, Education Funding, Others

NANS: Asefon Visits Fayemi, Discusses ASUU Strike, Education Funding, Others.

The newly elected President of National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS), Comrade Sunday Asefon has paid courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum(NGF), Dr Kayode Fayemi in his of today to commend him for his pro- youth stance and discuss state of education as well as that of the nation.

Asefon commended Fayemi for being youth and students-friendly. He lauded Fayemi’s ripples of good governance that cut across all the sectors and his patriotic spirit at national level.

On burning issues in Education sector, Asefon demanded for the unconditional end of the ongoing ASUU trike and he appealed to NGF under the watch of Gov. Fayemi to mediate between federal government and ASUU to end the lock jam.

Asefon demanded for UNESCO 26% budgetary allocation to education from federal government and all governments of 36 states of the federation to aid proper funding of education.

Asefon remphasised re-establishing amicable NANS- NGF relationship to end security challenges on campuses and to take care of “out of school” primary school pupils and “dropouts” of higher institutions.

Earlier, former Senate President of NANS and spokesman of G-7, an ideological movement in NANS Southwest, Comrade Agbabiaka Hammed has lauded Gov. Fayemi for his usual supports and for being encourager of young minds.

Former NANS President, Comrade Femi Struggles and former NANS Leader, Mohammed Bapare also commended Fayemi’s giant strides, encouraged him to do more and assured him of future’s youth supports in case it is needed by him in the nearest future.

While responding, Fayemi appreciated everybody in attendance. He congratulated Asefon and saluted the courage of other NANS contestants.

“NGF has already been intervening in ASUU-FG lock jam and we will double our efforts on it and other related matters”, Fayemi said . He further stated that NANS has advantage in term of massive population and they can use that to achieve a lot.

Fayemi said Asefon as President of NANS has vantage opportunity to do more and make NANS very viable. He reminisced his nostalgia as student, youth and pro-democracy advocate.

“I see it as a duty not a favour to mentor young minds. And I want implore you to employ the first two C’s, consultation and consolidation before the third C, confrontations while addressing any issues”, Fayemi advised.

Fayemi promised to support Sunday Asefon led NANS in any capacity that can move the organization forward. He advised NANS to create directorate of “Research and Policy”. He advised President-elect to advance the lot of Nigerian Students.

Fayemi encouraged Asefon to remain pro-students and speak truth to power when necessary. He advised him to use massive number of Nigerian students for overall interest of student community.

He talked of opportunities that can make youth use their creative ability and achieve maximum benefits which technology is one of it rather than “blank job opportunities “.

He spoke on the security challenges in the nation and frowned at kidnap of primary school pupils in Katsina. He spoke for Gov. Masari of Katsina state as proactive helmsman and assured to gathering that NGF and FG will intensity efforts to nib the issues in bud.

Fayemi said that Asefon must put it behind his mind that NANS is not an indigenous organization and he must always consider federal character principles of equal opportunities while leading so he will not run into trouble and loose massive supports of the people across the country.