Sunday Dare Asefon has emerged president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
The Postgraduate Diploma student of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU) was reported in some quarters to be 48 year old. Subsequent findings claim Sunday Dare is 43 years old.
It has been alleged also that Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, released the sum of N40 million to support the candidate to emerge winner of NANS Presidential election. Dare is said to be a former coordinator of the association in Zone āDā comprising of schools in the Southwestern states.
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The candidate was declared the winner of the election after he polled 155 votes ahead of his major contenders: Ladoja – 100 votes, Momodu – 11, Alopay – 7 votes and Champion – 2 votes.
It was reported that there were shootings while the election was ongoing at the venue of the election at the Old parade ground, Area 10, Garki in Abuja today, Friday, December 4.
Outgoing Public Relations Officer of the NANS, who doubles as Special Assistant on Student Matters to the Ogun State Governor, Azeez Adeyemi was reportedly arrested in the process with live cartridge and ammunitions.
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Meanwhile, The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) had in November 2020 threatened to embark on mass protest if the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities fail to resolve their differences and end the ongoing strike.
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