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Confusion as 2 NANS factions claim right to protest against ASUU strike
strike: Crisis averted as 200 students chase away illegal NANS President
…say Chinonso Obasi is our leader
There was confusion on Tuesday at the Unity Fountain in Abuja as Nigerian students numbering over 200 chased away one Aruna Kadiri who was parading himself as President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
Kadiri had planned to stage a protest against the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Unity Fountain when the students loyal to the President of NANS, Chinonso Obasi, swooped on him and he fled from the scene.
On hearing of the protest, they moved to the venue to stop the organiser insisting that he does not have the authority to speak on behalf of Nigerian students.
They described Aruna Kadiri as a meddlesome interloper who has consistently tried to cause disaffection in the leadership of the Nigerian students by giving awards to some discredited politicians who are facing criminal cases at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other-Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
Read also: Doctors join ASUU, begin indefinite strike
While insisting that the authentic President of NANS remained Comrade Chinonso Obasi, they called on Aruna Kadiri to desist from further parading himself to avert any circumstance.
The activities of Kadiri was said to have been responsible for the cancellation of the South Zonal Congress of NANS which held at the Collage of Education, Ilesha, Osun State where he was accused of bribing the Zonal Coordinator and other stakeholders with the sum of N200,000 at the venue of the convention for him to be recognised.
Although he was allowed to speak, Kadiri was said to have fled immediately Obasi and his Executives arrived the venue of the convention from Ghana where they had gone to attend the All African Students Union Summit.
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