Scholar leaders below the aegis of Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students (NANS), Ogun JCC have handed a vote of confidence on its chairman, Comrade Francis Abiola, declaring he stay the genuine chief of the affiliation within the state.
The decision was reached throughout a pre-convention press convention attended by College students’ Union Presidents and JCC executives from accredited tertiary establishments throughout Ogun state, held in Abeokuta, Monday.
Talking on the occasion, a senator representing Tai Solarin Federal College of Schooling, Ijebu-Ode, Senator Shina Ogunfowora, dismissed stories of the Chairman’s alleged suspension, describing it as deceptive and constitutionally faulty.
“There was no legitimate Senate sitting in Ogun State to deliberate on or take away any duly elected govt of NANS Ogun JCC. What’s being circulated is a fabrication geared toward inflicting confusion and destabilising the affiliation.
“A few of the listed faculties are usually not accredited by NANS. This clearly exposes the fraudulent nature of that assertion.
“The so-called elimination of the Ogun JCC Chairman is unconstitutional and of no impact. We’ll disregard that purported Senate sitting totally,” he mentioned.
The senators, in a communique after the assembly due to this fact introduced the ratification of 12 accredited establishments below the Ogun JCC, noting that solely faculties duly recognised by NANS and ratified by the Senate President are eligible to take part in NANS actions.
They additional faulted an announcement allegedly issued by some people claiming to be senators, insisting that a number of names and signatures hooked up to the doc have been from establishments with out recognised College students’ Union Governments.
“Any establishment not ratified and accredited by NANS is not going to be allowed to partake in NANS actions.
“A few of the listed faculties are usually not accredited by NANS. This clearly exposes the fraudulent nature of that assertion,” he added.
Reaffirming Comrade Francis Abiola’s legitimacy, the College students’ Union Presidents famous that he was duly elected and recognised over the last NANS Nationwide Conference and the Zone D South-West Conference, the place he introduced accredited senators from Ogun state.
The scholar leaders due to this fact, referred to as on the Nationwide President of NANS to intervene, examine the matter, and make clear the official place of the nationwide physique with a view to restore peace inside the Ogun state axis.
The open letter and resolutions have been collectively endorsed by College students’ Union Presidents of Olabisi Onabanjo College, In the past-Iwoye; Federal School of Schooling, Abeokuta; D.S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori; Tai Solarin Federal College of Schooling, Ijebu-Ode; Ogun State Polytechnic of Well being and Allied Sciences, Ilese-Ijebu; Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro; and Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo.