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2023: NANS Calls For Ngige, Nwajiuba's Resignation

2023: NANS Calls For Ngige, Nwajiuba's Resignation

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has stated that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Najiuba, should resign and quit the 2023 presidential race.

The student body expressed concern over what it called "individuals who do not have any credible past or present can now come out to declare their aspiration for the office of the president without shame" under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to NANS, President Muhammadu Buhari has "degraded the office of the president so much" that the likes of Ngige and Nwajiuba can include themselves in the presidential race.

"Many of such disappointment is the embarrassing declaration of intention and purchase of interest form by the duo of the Minister for Labour and the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chris Ngige and Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba respectively", NANS said in a statement on Thursday.

Speaking further, the Ogun State Chairman of NANS, Damilola Simeon, through the statement stated that Ngige and Nwajiuba have failed to resolve the ongoing ASUU strike among other issues facing the ministries they both head.

"By norms, failures like Mr. Nwajiuba and Ngige should resign from their positions and tender an open apology to Nigerian students and their parents for failing to resolve the crisis in the education sector.

"Unfortunately, they have raised their shamelessness by showing intention to run for the most serious office of the federation.

"Should Buhari be responsive and sensitive to national concerns, both men ought to be greeted with letters of dismissal as Ministers not later than 24 hours after their official declaration.

"Or what hope lies in a man who has failed in handling just a single ministry aspiring to be the President?

"... Our concern is also that these individuals purchasing the interest form of the APC and their counterparts in PDP for as much as N100 million and N40 million, respectively, lack conscience.

"We believe no individual with legitimate income and good intention would purchase the form to aspire for a presidential job of less than N60 million salary in four years at such amount.

"This is an open mockery of the Buhari anti-corruption crusade facade. Even at this, it is ridiculous that someone like Governor Yahaya Bello and Nyesom Wike of Kogi and Rivers States, who are owing salaries and/or pensions could boldly purchase form.

"This exposes how badly our polity has been brought to its lowest ebb.

"In conclusion, as much as we respect the power of parties to determine their internal affairs, as well as the political rights of individuals, it is important that we make our concerns known in the interest of our dear country", Simeon concluded.

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