NANS hails Buhari, demands release of remaining Dapchi kidnapped girl

Taiwo Bamigbade, NANS Senate President

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the ‘Not-too-young-to-run’ bill into law stating that the action has rekindled the hopes of millions of Nigerian youths hitherto dispirited from participating in the nation’s governments.

However, the association regretted to note that  Miss Liya Sharibu; the unreleased Dapchi school girl reportedly held by Boko Haram is still in captivity after the purported release of others and therefore calls on federal government to ensure her release without further delay.

The NANS Senate President, Taiwo Bamigbade while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Friday added that the signing of the bill into law was a call to nation building and practical way the President demonstrated that the Nigerian youths can no longer remain spectators; allowing recycling of old politicians to continue at the detriment of their destinies as before.

“Indeed, the signing of the bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari was a wake-up call to the youths from slumber. We have complained enough and it is now time to move into actions. The era of Nigerian youths shying away from politics is gone”.

“The action is indeed a welcome development and a new dawn for the youths of this great nation. Our time of inactivity is gone. The action of Mr. President is a welcome development which cannot be overemphasized and therefore, the youths have been untied from political bondage. We are grateful to Mr. President”, Bamigbade said.

“NANS as a students’ umbrella will continue to fight for the interests and welfares of all Nigerian students and youths especially against injustices and intimidations of any kind. We do hope, Your Excellency, will accord prominence to these demands as soon as possible”, the NANS Senate President concluded.

The association however commended the President on his unrelenting efforts to rid the nation of corruption which is gradually yielding results despite the challenges and rigorous processes of the legal justice system but frowns at selective actions noting that corruption gives greater blows to the youths.

It will be recalled that the association issued a three-month ultimatum to the federal government last month over the plight of law graduates of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) who were refused admission into the Nigerian Law School and advised them to shut down NOUN and the Law School if they have become tools of oppression against Nigerian students and youths.