The National Association of
Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Senator Andy Ubah to
withdraw an alleged derogatory statement against the association credited to
him.
This was contained in a press
release signed by the NANS Public Relations Officer, Comrade Okereafor Bestman
Opeyemi on Friday.
According to the release, NANS
condemned alleged derogatory statement reportedly credited to Ubah, where he
was said to have accused NANS members of influencing the All Progressive
Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries that produced Tony Nwoye as the
candidate for the party in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state.
It maintained that the alleged
statement of Ubah was unacceptable, and threatened to occupy his constituency
office as well as National Assembly if he failed to withdraw the statement
within the stipulated time of 72 hours.
“The attention of the apex
students governing body, the National Association Of Nigerian Students (NANS)
has been drawn to a derogatory and highly infinitesimal letter written by
Senator Andy Ubah, an APC Anambra State gubernatorial Aspirant defeated, who
was defeated by Comrade Tony Nwoye, a former president of NANS at the APC
Anambra state party primaries.
“The letter dated 27th August
2017, and addressed to the Chairman, All Progressive Congress Anambra state
gubernatorial appeal committee, accusing NANS members of influencing the party
primaries held at the Alex Ekwueme square Awka, Anambra state and labeling the
association members as thugs.
“To set the records straight for
the purpose of clarity, NANS is a responsibly responsive Association, and our
members were not present at the party primaries that took place in the state,
this is basically because NANS is not partisan and our members are not expected
to be partisan as we do not interfere in political party affairs.
“Furthermore, the National
leadership of NANS will not tolerate such act from Sen.Andy Uba as its totally
unacceptable even at a time when Nigerian Students are saddened over the
deplorable state of our campuses and education system in the country.
“In conclusion, NANS is calling
on Sen. Andy Ubah to withdraw the statement in the next 72 hours or face the
full wrath of Nigerian students, as NANS will not hesitate to sue him to court
and equally occupy his constituency office in Awka before finally engaging him
at the National Assembly to demand for what we consider as just and fair”, the
statement read.
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