Press Release!!!

BEING A PRESS STATEMENT BY THE LEADERSHIP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS (NAPS) HELD AT NIGERIA UNION OF JOURNALIST AUDITORIUM OKE-ILEWO, ABEOKUTA ON WEDNESDAY 20TH SEPT. 2017

Martin Luther King Jnr. said “Our lives begin to end the moment we remain silent on the things that affect us“ It is on the adherence of this ideology that the National executive base their mission to articulate, speak and actualize the emancipation and better welfare of great students of Nigerian Polytechnics.
We are not blind to pending issues that directly or indirectly affect the plight and living of Nigerian students, of whom our august organisation has the noble mandate to protect. On this note we are bringing to fore, these germane issues for public discourse, deliberation and positive actions that will improve the situations of our dear country and polytechnic students.

OUR STAND ON SECESSION BY THE SOUTH-EAST

The association wish to ignite our firm support towards One and United Nigeria. It is dawn on us that a geographical section of the country (South East) in recent times as called for secession from Nigeria channeled through the group identified as Independent People of Biafra(IPOB)  led by Nnmandi Kanu. I'm the light of this,  the leadership of NAPS publicly declare our support and allegiance to the Federal Government of Nigeria, and therefore call on members of the association to work towards sustaining the unity of our country.          However , the association urges the federal government to thread the path of dialogue in achieving her aim of unity , and therefore stand against "Operation Python Dance" as a check means in the South East, and also do not agree to the purported "Operation Crocodile Smile", rather the association advises the federal government to adopt the civil approach in the matter, making judicious use of the Nigerian Police to bring about calm if necessary than raise fear with the deployment of the Nigeria Army to the area.


PROMPT INTERVENTION OF NANS IN CONCERN OF THE NATIONAL STRIKE ACTION OF ASUU

NAPS commends the effort of National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) on her efforts in calling off the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) nationwide strike .  The efforts and struggle put in by NANS were the right peg in the right hole, having played a substantial role of the middle man between the Federal Government and ASUU,this has helped bring back the Academic flow of event on University campuses, shortened prolonged of academic calendar and kill idleness amidst Nigerian Student in our sister institution (University).


NAPS DEMANDS SWIFT ACTION FROM ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT

Following the three(3) weeks old strike of Academic Staff of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic due to non-Payment of 10 month salary, the leadership of NAPS  appeals to the governor of Ondo State, Governor Akeredolu to in earnest find a lasting solution to the strike issue giving a one week ultimatum , failure to meet up with demand within the time specified will result into  the National Body of NAPS moving down her secretariat to Ondo State which may paralyze day to day activities within the state capital until demands are met

NAPS CALLS FOR PEACE BETWEEN THE STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKEERE-EKITI AND THE COMMUNITY

He who calls for war has either never seen war or doesn’t understand what war really means.
On this note, the leadership of NAPS wishes to commend the efforts of the Ekiti State Police Command for maintenance of peace and order in the state. We also recognize and commend the activities of the state command’s PPRO, Alberto Adeyemi for his professional approach towards the rape incident that escalated at the college of Education Ikeere-Ekiti . We implore the students, members of the community, security operatives and all stakeholders involved to ensure that justice is served and the situation does not escalate further.  NAPS wants peace and unity to reign in this community with the understanding that students are youths and they are bound to display youthful exuberances, nonetheless, we seek peace, lest lives and property be wasted.

ON MAPOLY CONVERSION TO MAUSTECH

The leadership of NAPS call on Ogun State Government through the office of the Special Adviser to the governor on student affairs; Comrade Olusegun Clement, who once served as the National PRO of NANS and even at Ogun JCC level to act swiftly with all sincerity of purpose and ensure lasting solutions to the imbroglio affecting students of the prestigious Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta. We also call on the Ogun state government to give hears to the cries of ASUP, Mapoly chapter, to dialogue amicably on this pressing matter, because of the students are at the receiving end. We urge all stakeholders to quickly facilitate the commencement of second semester examinations that have been suspended indefinitely. We remind all actors that “any distraction tends to get in the way of being an effective learner”.



 UNITY OF NAPS

The leadership of NAPS under the watch of Comrade Ennaji Mohamed vows to  fulfil all promise during campaign and urge all executive members  to be supportive. The leadership also won't tolerate any form of faction or anti-student activities that will belittle or dent the image or the organization. The leadership therefore warns any person that is not an executive of the organization not to engage himself in organizing any event or activities related with NAPS without observing and taking due process.


NAPS CALL ON PROWPMAN

NAPS call on the state president, Processed Wood Producers and Marketers of Nigeria (PROWPMAN ), Chief Tola Dosumu to save the life of students in Gateway Polytechnic Saapade (GAPOSA) by cautioning and act against  reckless driving of truck drivers who ply the Polytechnic road. We seek urgent response and intervention on the situation, there has been records of injuries and casualties of accidents, thereby we appeal for every earnest possible measure to avoid loss  of life of any student by the truck drivers.  We also call on Honorable commissioner for Forestry to help take necessary and urgent action.

NAPS COMMENDS EMEKA GEORGE PHILANTHROPIC ACT

NAPS recognizes and  commend the efforts of  Mr.  Emeka George ,C.E.O Holmes Viu Properties Ltd for his kind Acts and support towards empowerment of hundreds of youth through Emeka Ikwuagwu Foundation(E.I.F). NAPS  urges Mr. Emeka George to extend his humanitarian support for the less privilege student via donating to the NAPS intervention scheme. The scheme aims to assist financially incapacitated students of Nigerian polytechnics and the less privileged by providing scholarships and other aids that will be helpful to students. We also urge other other private organization to emulate his character.

A CALL TO END HND/Bsc DICHOTOMY

NAPS IS fully aware of the most pressing problems affecting the holders of HND certificate; the discrimination between the HND and Bsc holders. Just recently, the council of establishment comprising of the heads of civil services in the 36 states of the federation held a conference in Minna, Niger state and the issue of HND/Bsc dichotomy was brought to the front burner of deliberations. Votes were cast in concern of finding this dichotomy and pro-17 while anti was 16. Against this backdrop, NAPS appeals to  the Federal Government to act and implement  the position adopted by Council of Establishment under the watch of President Muhammed Buhari on lifting embargo on HND career holder in the civil service as well as all benefits and promotion  to the topmost rank. The association also plead to the government to implement all policies and laws to bring an end to the existence of HND/BSC  Dichotomy in our nation .

Conclusively, we assure all students of Nigerian polytechnics that we are working round the clock to ensure that their rights are protected and their welfare is significantly improved upon. We urge all students to be law abiding and stay out of trouble.
ALUTA CONTINUA... VICTORIA ASCERTA.
LONG LIVE NAPS
LONG LIVE NIGERIA



Signed by:
Comr Eneji Mohammed
NAPS NATIONAL PRESIDENT
+234 813 048 2814

Comrade Ijaduoye Olasunkanmi Adetoye
NAPS NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
08063350178

CC:
Director of SSS
NPF OGUN STATE COMMAND
NPF EKITI STATE
SUG PRESIDENT
PROCESS WOOD MARKETER ASSOCISTION OF NIGERIA (PROWMAN)
SSS Remo North
OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT
SGFBEING A PRESS STATEMENT BY THE LEADERSHIP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS (NAPS) HELD AT NIGERIA UNION OF JOURNALIST AUDITORIUM OKE-ILEWO, ABEOKUTA ON WEDNESDAY 20TH SEPT. 2017

Martin Luther King Jnr. said “Our lives begin to end the moment we remain silent on the things that affect us“ It is on the adherence of this ideology that the National executive base their mission to articulate, speak and actualize the emancipation and better welfare of great students of Nigerian Polytechnics.
We are not blind to pending issues that directly or indirectly affect the plight and living of Nigerian students, of whom our august organisation has the noble mandate to protect. On this note we are bringing to fore, these germane issues for public discourse, deliberation and positive actions that will improve the situations of our dear country and polytechnic students.

OUR STAND ON SECESSION BY THE SOUTH-EAST

The association wish to ignite our firm support towards One and United Nigeria. It is dawn on us that a geographical section of the country (South East) in recent times as called for secession from Nigeria channeled through the group identified as Independent People of Biafra(IPOB)  led by Nnmandi Kanu. I'm the light of this,  the leadership of NAPS publicly declare our support and allegiance to the Federal Government of Nigeria, and therefore call on members of the association to work towards sustaining the unity of our country.          However , the association urges the federal government to thread the path of dialogue in achieving her aim of unity , and therefore stand against "Operation Python Dance" as a check means in the South East, and also do not agree to the purported "Operation Crocodile Smile", rather the association advises the federal government to adopt the civil approach in the matter, making judicious use of the Nigerian Police to bring about calm if necessary than raise fear with the deployment of the Nigeria Army to the area.


PROMPT INTERVENTION OF NANS IN CONCERN OF THE NATIONAL STRIKE ACTION OF ASUU

NAPS commends the effort of National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) on her efforts in calling off the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) nationwide strike .  The efforts and struggle put in by NANS were the right peg in the right hole, having played a substantial role of the middle man between the Federal Government and ASUU,this has helped bring back the Academic flow of event on University campuses, shortened prolonged of academic calendar and kill idleness amidst Nigerian Student in our sister institution (University).


NAPS DEMANDS SWIFT ACTION FROM ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT

Following the three(3) weeks old strike of Academic Staff of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic due to non-Payment of 10 month salary, the leadership of NAPS  appeals to the governor of Ondo State, Governor Akeredolu to in earnest find a lasting solution to the strike issue giving a one week ultimatum , failure to meet up with demand within the time specified will result into  the National Body of NAPS moving down her secretariat to Ondo State which may paralyze day to day activities within the state capital until demands are met

NAPS CALLS FOR PEACE BETWEEN THE STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKEERE-EKITI AND THE COMMUNITY

He who calls for war has either never seen war or doesn’t understand what war really means.
On this note, the leadership of NAPS wishes to commend the efforts of the Ekiti State Police Command for maintenance of peace and order in the state. We also recognize and commend the activities of the state command’s PPRO, Alberto Adeyemi for his professional approach towards the rape incident that escalated at the college of Education Ikeere-Ekiti . We implore the students, members of the community, security operatives and all stakeholders involved to ensure that justice is served and the situation does not escalate further.  NAPS wants peace and unity to reign in this community with the understanding that students are youths and they are bound to display youthful exuberances, nonetheless, we seek peace, lest lives and property be wasted.

ON MAPOLY CONVERSION TO MAUSTECH

The leadership of NAPS call on Ogun State Government through the office of the Special Adviser to the governor on student affairs; Comrade Olusegun Clement, who once served as the National PRO of NANS and even at Ogun JCC level to act swiftly with all sincerity of purpose and ensure lasting solutions to the imbroglio affecting students of the prestigious Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta. We also call on the Ogun state government to give hears to the cries of ASUP, Mapoly chapter, to dialogue amicably on this pressing matter, because of the students are at the receiving end. We urge all stakeholders to quickly facilitate the commencement of second semester examinations that have been suspended indefinitely. We remind all actors that “any distraction tends to get in the way of being an effective learner”.



 UNITY OF NAPS

The leadership of NAPS under the watch of Comrade Ennaji Mohamed vows to  fulfil all promise during campaign and urge all executive members  to be supportive. The leadership also won't tolerate any form of faction or anti-student activities that will belittle or dent the image or the organization. The leadership therefore warns any person that is not an executive of the organization not to engage himself in organizing any event or activities related with NAPS without observing and taking due process.


NAPS CALL ON PROWPMAN

NAPS call on the state president, Processed Wood Producers and Marketers of Nigeria (PROWPMAN ), Chief Tola Dosumu to save the life of students in Gateway Polytechnic Saapade (GAPOSA) by cautioning and act against  reckless driving of truck drivers who ply the Polytechnic road. We seek urgent response and intervention on the situation, there has been records of injuries and casualties of accidents, thereby we appeal for every earnest possible measure to avoid loss  of life of any student by the truck drivers.  We also call on Honorable commissioner for Forestry to help take necessary and urgent action.

NAPS COMMENDS EMEKA GEORGE PHILANTHROPIC ACT

NAPS recognizes and  commend the efforts of  Mr.  Emeka George ,C.E.O Holmes Viu Properties Ltd for his kind Acts and support towards empowerment of hundreds of youth through Emeka Ikwuagwu Foundation(E.I.F). NAPS  urges Mr. Emeka George to extend his humanitarian support for the less privilege student via donating to the NAPS intervention scheme. The scheme aims to assist financially incapacitated students of Nigerian polytechnics and the less privileged by providing scholarships and other aids that will be helpful to students. We also urge other other private organization to emulate his character.

A CALL TO END HND/Bsc DICHOTOMY

NAPS IS fully aware of the most pressing problems affecting the holders of HND certificate; the discrimination between the HND and Bsc holders. Just recently, the council of establishment comprising of the heads of civil services in the 36 states of the federation held a conference in Minna, Niger state and the issue of HND/Bsc dichotomy was brought to the front burner of deliberations. Votes were cast in concern of finding this dichotomy and pro-17 while anti was 16. Against this backdrop, NAPS appeals to  the Federal Government to act and implement  the position adopted by Council of Establishment under the watch of President Muhammed Buhari on lifting embargo on HND career holder in the civil service as well as all benefits and promotion  to the topmost rank. The association also plead to the government to implement all policies and laws to bring an end to the existence of HND/BSC  Dichotomy in our nation .

Conclusively, we assure all students of Nigerian polytechnics that we are working round the clock to ensure that their rights are protected and their welfare is significantly improved upon. We urge all students to be law abiding and stay out of trouble.
ALUTA CONTINUA... VICTORIA ASCERTA.
LONG LIVE NAPS
LONG LIVE NIGERIA



Signed by:
Comr Eneji Mohammed
NAPS NATIONAL PRESIDENT
+234 813 048 2814

Comrade Ijaduoye Olasunkanmi Adetoye
NAPS NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
08063350178

CC:
Director of SSS
NPF OGUN STATE COMMAND
NPF EKITI STATE
SUG PRESIDENT
PROCESS WOOD MARKETER ASSOCISTION OF NIGERIA (PROWMAN)
SSS Remo North
OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT
SGF