NANS PROMISES TO PROTEST ON BEHALF OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS OF UNIPORT IF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT DOESN'T COME TO A SUITABLE AGREEMENT

The National association of nigerian students (NANS) has sent a statement to the management of Uniport, to come to a reasonable agreement with the students, else there will be another protest on monday.
The communique issue is stated below, do well to read:

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS (NANS) ZONE B AFTER A FACT FINDING MISSION TO UNIVERSITY OF PORTHARCOURT ON THE STUDENTS PROTEST OF UNIVERSITY OF PORTHARCOURT AND THE KILLING OF COMRADE PETER OFURUM; THE FACULTY PRESIDENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES.

After the fact finding mission, extensive deliberation and consultation of the students community within and outside the zone (South South and South East Nigeria), we resolved and Demand as follows:

1) We call on the Federal Government and the Governing Council to immediately remove/sack the Vice Chancellor of University of Portharcourt; Prof. Ndowa Lale; for his ineptitude and complicity in the killing of Comrade Peter Ofurum.

2) We declare VACANT office of the Vice Chancellor University of Portharcourt and hereby call on the Governing Council to begin the process of appointing a new  Vice Chancellor.

3) The immediate Removal/Resignation of the Dean of Students Affairs; Dr. Otu Ekpeyong, for incompetence and failure to strengthen the tie and bridge the gap between the School management and the students.

4) The immediate Removal/Resignation of the Deputy Registrar Information (Public Relations Officer); Dr. Williams Wodi, for misinforming the general public on issues leading to the protest and students welfare.

5) The immediate Removal/Resignation of the University Chief Security Officer (CSO); Col. Reginald Isigwuzo Rtd, for ordering men of the Nigeria Police to shoot at unarmed Nigerian Students during the protest.

6) That the University management should liaise with Nigeria Police Force and other Security Agencies to fish out the killer of Comrade Peter Ofurum and immediately bring him/her to book as we demand Justice.

7) That the University management should liaise with parents of the deceased and other injured victims to pay for all medical bills.

8) That the University management should immortalize Comrade Peter Ofurum on campus.

9) That the NO SCHOOL FEE; NO EXAMINATION policy by the University of Portharcourt should be immediately abolished.

10) Haven equally noticed the difficulty experienced by Parents/Guardians of the Students in payment of school fees as a result of the high rate of school fee of the University of Portharcourt, compared to the fee of other Federal Universities in the country.  We therefore demand an immediate reduction of the school fees as education cannot be the exclusive preserve of the rich.

11) That the School management should immediately review the Faculty statutory and non-statutory charges.

12) That the University management should immediately retract the statement of the suspension of the Students' Union Government.

13) That NO student should be victimized or asked to pay for anything on the resumption of school.

14) NANS ZONE B appreciates the solidarity of Trade Union Congress (Rivers State)  in our moment of discomfort,  while assuring them of our unalloyed support at anytime.

15) That the University management should immediately Set-Up a PANEL OF ENQUIRY, consisting of the management, Security Agencies (Internal and External) and Students representatives, to ascertain the immediate and remote cause of the crisis and forestall future occurrence (s).

16) That the management should comply with the above Demands within the next 7 Days or the Secretariat of NANS ZONE B will be relocated to University of Portharcourt.

Aluta Continua... Victoria Ascerta...

Signed:

Pedro Chibuzo Obi,
Coordinator
NANS Zone B
17/04/2016

Comr. Eze O. Jennifer,
Assistant Secretary General,
NANS ZONE B
17/04/2016

Comr. Victor Ezenagu,
PRO
NANS Zone B
17/04/2016

Cc:
National Assembly
Federal Ministry of Education
National Universities Commission
Rivers State Government
Inspector General of Police
Commissioner of Police (Rivers State)
Director of State Security Services (Rivers State)
Governing Council (University of Portharcourt)
Nigeria Labour Congress (Rivers State)
Trade Union Congress (Rivers State)
Academic Staff Union of Universities (University of Portharcourt)
University of Portharcourt Parents Forum
All Nigerian Students
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