The Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students, NANS, have urged President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his promise of offering buses for pupil unions throughout the nation.
In an announcement issued on Wednesday August twenty eighth, the Zonal Coordinators of the affiliation, Comrades Bilal Lawal Kurfi, Northwest, Daniel Friday Egga, Zone C, Alao John, Zone D, Bappa Hassan Adam, Zone E and Chidi Nzekwe, Southeast, the group appealed to the President to not overlook his promise, because it was affecting the scholars.
The assertion reads; “The Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students (NANS) Zonal Coordinators want to specific our deep displeasure and concern relating to the current developments surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s promise to supply buses for pupil union our bodies in government-owned universities, schools of training, and polytechnics nationwide.
This promise, which was introduced on July thirteenth, 2023, by the Particular Adviser to the President on Particular Duties, Communications & Technique, Mr. Dele Alake, was welcomed with excessive hopes and expectations by your entire pupil neighborhood.
Whereas expressing disappointment over the President’s delay to fulfil this promise, the coed physique added that the failure to totally ship on this promise has left college students and their households grappling with the identical transportation challenges the initiative aimed to resolve.
The union lamented that the delay or lack of implementation has raised severe considerations concerning the dedication of the federal government to the welfare of its residents, notably the youths who’re the way forward for the nation.
“President Tinubu’s administration, as outlined within the assertion, emphasised the significance of easing the burden of transportation prices for college students, particularly in gentle of the escalating gas costs because of the elimination of gas subsidies. The initiative was seen as a important intervention to alleviate the monetary pressure on college students and their households.
The President’s imaginative and prescient was clear: to make sure that no pupil is left behind as a result of financial challenges, and that accessing training stays a elementary proper, not a privilege restricted by monetary constraints.
“As Zonal Coordinators of NANS, we imagine {that a} authorities that makes guarantees should additionally fulfill these guarantees. A authorities’s credibility is constructed on belief and the flexibility to ship on its commitments. When guarantees are made and never stored, it not solely erodes the belief of the folks but in addition undermines the very basis of governance and accountability.
“We, due to this fact, name on President Bola Tinubu to behave swiftly and make sure that the promise made to Nigerian college students is fulfilled with out additional delay. The availability of those buses isn’t just a matter of comfort however a important want that impacts the each day lives and educational success of scholars throughout the nation. We urge the President to recollect his phrases and take rapid motion to ship on this promise.
“Moreover, we implore the President to take care of vigilance over the administration of federal universities, making certain that there are not any arbitrary will increase in class charges or different fees that would additional burden college students. The President’s dedication to training needs to be mirrored in tangible actions that straight profit the coed physique.
“In conclusion, we, the Zonal Coordinators of NANS, stand agency in our place that the federal government Authorities of the day should be one which honours its phrase. We anticipate the President to uphold the belief positioned in him by the Nigerian college students and act in accordance along with his guarantees.” The assertion maintained additional.
The group which emphasised that the time to behave is now, additionally careworn that the welfare of Nigerian college students ought to stay a high precedence as they anticipate nothing lower than a full dedication from the President and his administration.
