SHOTS FIRED IN ABUJA DURING THE NIGERIAN STUDENTS CONVENTION, AMID ALLEGED PLOTS BY SEYI TINUBU TO IMPOSE A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT

Babatunji Wusu –

The annual Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) annual conference was being held in the old parade ground in Abuja, which was heavily gunned down.

To choose new national leaders, NANS, which represents Nigerian university students, met.

SaharaReporters claims that multiple students were hurt as a result of the assault.

According to reports, the violence started when opposition delegates were accosted by thugs who were purportedly backing a candidate that President Bola Tinubu’s son Seyi was supporting.

Sunday Asefon, who was just named President Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Student Engagements, was reported to be in charge of the group.

There has previously been opposition to 48-year-old Lucky Emonefe’s nomination for NANS president; Seyi Tinubu is supposedly behind her.

Since Emonefe departed the Delta State College of Education in Warri in 2003, numerous stakeholders and students believe that he is unfit.

It is known that politicians have raised a substantial amount of money to influence the current election in Emonefe’s favor.

“It’s extremely shameful to see old men who should rather be more concerned about the lives and welfare of their wives and kids fighting for positions in the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS),” remarked a student who spoke with the platform.

Imagine if someone who has been out of the College of Education since 2003—roughly 20 years ago—is preparing to run for association president because of the avarice of some individuals who associate with politicians.

“You can guess his age,” said a second student, “this same old man, his wife is a serving councillor under PDP in Delta, she is serving her second tenure.” Regarding this, the apparatus of the Delta State Government is in his favor.

However, he is claiming to be an APC member in Abuja after Asefon-led racketeers stole millions of Naira from him and sold him to Seyi Tinubu, the APC’s nominee for NANS President. They arrived here and immediately began killing and attacking delegates who did not support Lucky.

The platform states that there are roughly seven additional candidates running for the position of Students’ Association President.