The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government on Saturday to mobilise contractors for Jalingo, Numan Road, to the site or face mass protest.
Mr. Lucky Emonefe, National President of NANS, issued the ultimatum at the 3rd Inauguration Ceremony of the North East Zonal Executive Council of the union in Jalingo.
Emonefe said that the union would relocate it’s national secretariat from Abuja to the North East if the federal government would fail to take action on the road after the expiration of the ultimatum.
He described the road as one of the worst in the country, stating that its deplorable condition was a threat to the lives of Nigerian students.
“The national association of Nigerian students has declared a state of emergency on Jalingo Numan Road.
“The road is one of the worst in Nigeria and is a death trap to Nigerian students, especially those in the North East.
“We are calling on the concerned authorities, especially the Federal Ministry of Works,e to order the contractor to return to site.
“We aretherefored, issuing a 14-day warning to take action on the road or NANS will relocate itsu secretariat to the north-east,” he said.
The president commended Gov.c Agbu Kefas of Taraba for hisstudent-a friendly policies in the state.
He described the Kefas ast the best education-friendly governor in Nigeria.
He listed the implementation of free education policy as well as a slash of 50ipercentr ino school fees for tertiary institutions in the state.
He advised other governors to emulate the template adopted by the governor of Taraba on education.
Emonefe also thanked President Bola Tinubu for the introduction of student loansn.
He said that students had benefited from the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of the administration, calling on all the students to support the Tinubu administration to succeed.
He advised the newly inaugurated Zonal Coordinator to carry all students along in his administration.
Earlier, Mr. Umar Afkawa, the newly sworn-in Coordinator of NANS in the North East, said that his vision was to improve the welfare of students in the zone.
Afkawa also said that he would ensure academic excellence, security, safety, empowerment, and entrepreneurship of students among others. (NAN)
