In preparation to the inauguration of the ninth Assembly leadership expected to hold next month, and considering the APCs position on the leadership of the National Assembly, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) today has call on president Buhari to caution the National Party Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole over his alleged move to impose some principal officers of the Assembly.
This was demonstrated by the students through staging a protest at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja FCT, the students call on the leadership of the party to formerly order for National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting where the party chairman can be properly cautioned.
Accordingly, the students during the protest were seen holding some placards with various inscription such as, “No to open balloting at the 9th Assembly election”, “Oshiomhole you are derailing our democracy”, “Asiwaji Tinibu, being a democrat allow candidate to ride on their credibility” among others, and also took a copy of the protest letter to Lagos House in Asokoro as Tinibu’s copy.
While addressing Journalist during the protest, Gambo Mohammed, the NANS president reiterated that going by the federal character principle, no part of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria should be marginalized especially when considering the principal position of the National Assembly.
Presenting the copy of the protest letter to the National Chairman Oshiomhole, Mohammed reminded the gathering that students are now more interested in politics as humans are political animals, noting that the 2019 general election has presented that the youth formed the greater part of registered voters and therefore has a role to play.
The letter in part reads, “The leadership of the Senate NANS, acting closely with the Coalition of Youths Organization, having met and thoroughly examined the underlying dynamics in the election of the 9th National Assembly, and arising from a critical stakeholders meeting where it deliberated on matters arising at the National Assembly, have resolved that our lives begin to end the day we keep mute on the things that matter to us.
“History has it that the imposition of candidates was a key factor that destroyed the PDP, thus NANS Senate hereby cautions the leadership of APC to tread carefully on the imposition of sponsored candidates as this negatively impacts their ratings and public image, while threatening the coherence of the 9th National Assembly.
“Having zoned the Senate presidency to the North East, in accordance with the preamble of the APC constitution, the best practice is to allow all inherently qualified members thereto to participate in the election. NANS added.
