The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s education reforms, which have led to the appointment of over 200 scholars, including 100 professors, to oversee the country’s tertiary institutions.
In a statement released on Wednesday and signed by its President, Comrade Pedro Chibuzor Obi, the students’ body expressed its appreciation to President Tinubu for promptly addressing the long-standing issues within the education sector.
The association noted that the appointment of seasoned professionals from the academia, technocrats and politicians to the governing councils of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education – would help fast-track the development of the sector.
NANS also appealed to the newly appointed council members to stand for justice and clamp down on the victimization of students by the management of various tertiary institutions
The association further called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to cooperate with the new council members and the President’s genuine concern for the development of the education sector.