NANS REJECT MOVES TO SUBJUGATE UNILAG STUDENTS “The
future would have no pity for those men who, possesses the exceptional
privilege, of being able to speak the words of truth to their
oppressors, haven taken refuge in an attitude of passivity, or mute
indifference and sometimes in cold complicity”. (frantz Fanon) It is
most unfortunate that rather than finding progressive prescriptions for
demands of the agitating students, poor welfare and hike in price of
commodities, the school management is scratching the issue on the head
by portraying the students as custodians of exuberance and scapegoat of
indiscipline, putting in place mechanisms to subdue and incapacitate the
students from exercising their constitutional rights, not minding the
root cause of indiscipline to be injustice and inequality. The
suspension of University of Lagos Student Union (ULSU) until further
notice came to us in rude shock despite the submission of our position
and recommendations to the investigative panel. We contend the
suspension or banning of students union has never been and will never be
the solution to proactive/vibrant unionism. We advice the management
give up on effecting the suspension and other unrevealed plans to
further victimize or intimidate the union officer to have opened up
their poor academic, administrative and domestic welfare. Compelling
students to sign undertaking and indemnity form is laughable; students
taking re-absorption oaths requires clarification. The taming tactics
imbibe by the management reveals the underbelly as calculatedly designed
to paralyze effective’s student agitations, clampdown student from
their liberty and a capital disrespect of the young adulthood. We are to
face this much, handcuff ourselves before law as we are expected to
keep mute on the rots and maladies of our grate Akokite. NANS DEMAND
Gone are the days of “bread and butter” unionism, the current century
cannot afford to breed a generation of youths who are merely academic
geniuses but who are politically robots and ideological nonentities. We
demand the total reverse in suspension/dissolution of University of
Lagos Student Union (ULSU). We reject outrightly the signing of
undertaking/ indemnity form and taking of re-absorption oath by any
students. We request a proper address of the students demands We call
for a resolution meeting with the management It is in the interest of
peace and progress; we like to plead to UNILAG management to desist from
scratching their nose with the fangs of a viper. Experience shows that
fire burns! A goat does not bite except when push to the wall. Nigeria
students shall not hesitate to mobilize to continually shut down
activities of the institution until our demands are met. We however give
a grace of 72hrs ultimatum for our demands to be granted (which elapse
on Thursday 28th of April 2016) before we embark on our operation
#SHUTDOWNUNILAG. Signed Comrade Sanusi Sulaimon Chairman NANS/JCC Lagos
axis #GOBE!!! PS: IF YOU WANT TO MARRY BETTER DO....JUST KIDDING THO
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