STUDENTS AS SCAPE GOAT OF INDISCIPLINE IN NIGERIA POLICE FORCE

When conscienceless power meets with powerless conscience; the former laugh first and the later laugh last.

The history of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) within the context of ‘students’ is a history punctuated with flood of sweats, tears, bloods and lives. It is the history that reduces the combine Sharpeville and Soweto masseurs to childsplay. It is the history that legitimized insanity and constitutionalized uniformania. In any case the activities of the uniform men is the history of power allocated to the barrel of the gun. This is to say that the history is that of sadistic barbaric zombies in human clothing.

It is most unfortunate that the Nigeria police which is supposed to be the constructive instrument of protection and defense of life and properties as turn out to be an unprogressive machination of destruction, dehumanization and anarchism. It is now the characteristic features of the Nigeria police to baton, booth, wound, maim and shoot when they collide with students, these we condemn without reservation.

There comes a hopeless conspiracy when we recall the criminal silence, treasonable passivity and subtle sanction usually displayed by the cream of the society each time Nigerian students are gunned down by uniform men. It will be superficial to assume / assert that the occasioned students / police confrontation which usually resulted in the massacre of Nigeria students is the sole hand work of the Nigeria Police, I make bold to say that the Nigeria ruling class aids it, the Nigerian elite parents abet it, the Nigerian human right activists condone it and the press compromises it. FRANTZ FANON would say “the future would have no pity for those men who possessing the exceptional privilege to being able to speak the words of truth to their oppressors, but have taken refuge in an attitude of passivity of mute indifference, and sometimes in cold complicity”

Recalling the catalogue of systematic elimination of Nigerian students is to bring back the melancholy of morning and moaning our friends who had fall victims of indiscipline and maladies, but the Nigeria police would not seize giving us reasons to fall on our wound which often calls for students march for justice. Never has there been reason why Nigeria students would exclude the Nigeria police from the wretched of the earth and revolting system we are fighting against.

The burning crisis of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo is another show of shame of the Nigeria police, display of unprofessionalism any a tyrannical oppressing scene. A reckless driver displaying his recklessness in the name of being a police knocked down students on motto-bike neglected them helplessly and took to his heels. Students in solidarity march on the getting the critical statutory conditions of the victims, accompanied by the rector and directorate of students affairs were repelled by tear gas and bullets of the police leaving the students with more causalities , bullet injuries and a cocoa villa of the institution burnt down.

Is there any assurance that it won’t happen again? This the more reason we need stand to our feet to seek justice this time or we have the cause to come through this bitter situation again. It is essential we march in confrontation with identical confrontation to put a stop to the mess, neither gun nor musketeers do we have but we shall prove to them that only on superficial level do power emanates from the gun but on the fundamental level power emanates from the supreme will of the people.

This struggle is essential as to enable us know who really the murdered of Nigeria students are, the Nigeria police or the on-looking traitor who will keep mute and hide behind the mask of Nigerian socio-political system. We call on all comrade and activist of good will to help as we ensure that an immediate stop is put to the seasonal massacre of Nigeria students by the operation of the Nigeria police.

Comrade Olugbode Damola.H
(ALUTA D-MODE)
Naps National P.R.O

SUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN OYO STATE A NON NEGOTIABLE OBSESSION

 

"When planning for a year, sow corn
When planning for a decade, plant trees
When planning for a life, train and educate men."

The right to education has always been universally recognized by declarations, covenants and conventions , the world has acknowledged the inalienable right of the people to education. This right has materialized into a natural right and to achieve full realization of this right the world has recognized the need for free education which started with the universal declaration of human right. Today over seventy countries  have made some progressive constitutional provision or other statutory enactment on the right to education.

The fast trending deceleration of the Oyo state government to privatise our public schools left us bewildered, the plan to eradicate free education at all level is not only tragic but catastrophic as well, and should be recorded in the black bank of blemish of those who have the effrontery to make such retrogressive pronouncement in Nigeria 21st century. We contend education must be available to every man to the best of his natural ability to enable him be in the fittest possible state to produce to the utmost that he his capable of.

An arrangement under which some are privilege to education while some are not is inhuman, unjust and in the long run anti social. It gives the educated an unfair advantage in economic, political and other social activities over the uneducated fellow citizens, even though the later might have greater inborn talents and latent abilities over the former. It is absurd logic to conclude privatizing our public school because certain groups are bidding, without rethought of the helpless masses who could only train their wards through the public school program.

To the entire progressive minds  throughout Nigeria and all over the world, sustainability of Public Schools Education in Oyo State as become an obsession that in not negotiable. The struggle for the achievement of this goal will continue even if our heads will be used breaking the coconut of the free education crusade.

Education is light, it banishes fear of ignorance. Any government that does not pursue and prosecute free education at all levels policy will be regarded as Nigeria's enemy number one because free education at all levels is the only remedy to the orientational confusion which our country is currently engulfed in.

Nothing must be allowed to plug the wheel of free education at all level in a Democratic Nigeria. We will ensure the anti free education protagonist keep their blaspheme to themselves if they have nothing to offer to Nigeria and Nigerian

Comrade Olugbode Damola
NAPS National PRO
Member FOSSU

STATE OF CAMPUSES

Being the press Text issued by the National Association of Polytechnic Students NAPS in Conjunction with the Regional Secretariat West Africa Polytechnic Student Union WAPSU. This Day 4th June 2016.

Protocol,

State Of The Nation
It became imperative for our leadership to appraise the situation of our dear country and the state of our campuses at this critical time.

Commemorating the 2016 democracy day and marking of 1 year of diligence service with commitment and dedication to our dear Nation by President Muhammad Buhari led administration.

On behalf of the entire Nigerian polytechnic students, we joined millions of Nigerians home and Diaspora to commemorate this year 2016 Democracy Day with the Federal Government of Nigeria while appreciating his Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR for his commitment to rebuild, restructure and reinstate infrastructural facilities, confidence of the citizen in governance and sanity in the public service respectively.
We appeal to the Government to consider speedy, even distribution and holistic implementation of all her social security and empowerment policy including consideration of minimum wage increase to cushion the effect of PMS and Electricity tariff hike in the country.

While calling for special attention on Industrial Training Fund ITF, National Youth Service Corps NYSC and the Niger Delta Region to enhance their effective functioning without hitches and total restoration of peace and Normalcy in the region respectively.

We express sincere satisfaction with the new policy of Federal Government of Nigeria as announced by the Honorable Minister of Education Malam Adamu A Adamu ,  Scrapping post UTME and pegging cut off mark across board to 180 , this mark absolute parity at entrance level  for all students seeking admission into higher institutions in Nigeria while we  call for strict adherence to this directive by all Chief Executive Officers  of our respective  Institutions,  as this bring forth a strong signal for a possible/close  end to HND/Bsc dichotomy in Nigeria. 
Removal of 5,000-10,000 charges on student/graduates (As the Case May Be) for regularization of admission by jamb is also required to enhance total sanity in the system, Also re-affirming our commitment and support for the Honorable Minister of Education Mallam Adamu A Adamu mission to revive Educational standard in the country as displayed so far in the ministry actions, policies and implementation strategy.

State of Campus.

We stand tall to condemn the continuous dent of polytechnic image by the desperate individuals and groups all in the name of Rectorship contest in  Federal Polytechnic Offa kwara state, the unnecessary attack on the personality of the acting Rector Dr. Mrs. Ayodele Olaosebikan is considered as a deliberate attempt to distract her leadership focus to sustain the legacy of Restructuring and Rebuilding of Federal Polytechnic Offa, kwara State Academic Excellence, Image and Functional Structures as commenced by the immediate past administration Led by Dr. Muftau Olatinwo where she served as Deputy Rector Academic.

Her emergence as Acting Rector has been identified by the student populace, National and Regional Student body as total blessing to the institution with record of smooth, uninterrupted, hitch free and successful 2015/2016 first semester Examination, while in preparation for resumption of impeded free 2nd semester for 2015/2016, the management  led by Ag rector has commence massive repairs and fixing of broken facilities and student hostels .

This indeed confirmed her commitment to prioritize academic excellence and student welfare. Cum introduction of online result checking to ease prompt release and accessibility of results by students which is first of its kind in the history of the polytechnic among others.

“he who burn down his father house shall inherit ashes” in this case we shall not allow any individual to burn down our hard earn dignity, reputation and value,  therefore we  declared all desperate contestants sponsoring frivolous allegation and raising unnecessary tension in the polytechnic unfit to rule the institution.

On the superficial level, power emanates from the barrel of  guns, but on the fundamental level power erupts from the supreme will of the populace.

A diligent, loyal and tested performer Dr. Mrs Olaosebikan Deserve our support to succeed as remain the most preferred and most qualified to lead the system.

We call on all distracters to desist from blackmailing the system with frivolous allegations, raising undue tension capable of breaking peace on campus, as it affect not only the innocent personality  of Dr. Mrs.  Ayodele Olaosebikan but the whole of the Federal Polytechnic image, reputation and by extension the Nigeria polytechnic sector, offa community,  and the host state at large .

We call for maximum  respect and regards for women in Technical education sector,  as usual conspiracy against Female Rectors in the polytechnic system is uncalled for which is capable of  discrediting moves of   President Buhari  to implement 35% affirmative actions target to encourage women in politics and leadership as recommended by United Nation.

Our assessment of her performance in short term as Ag Rector informed our unanimous Vote Of Confidence on her leadership while we implore Federal Government of Nigeria to hasten her confirmation process as substantial Rector of The Federal Polytechnic Offa Kwara State, to fast-track the development of the Institution as well increase the number of Female Rectors in Nigeria to 3 out of about 27 Federal Polytechnics which is far less to the anticipating 35% Affirmative Action Target in All sectors.

We received the news of crisis in Federal Polytechnic Auchi with shock while we frown at violence and destruction of properties by the protesting students, our leadership shall Raise delegation to visit the institution in a bid for restoration of peace and normalcy, we appeal to all students of the polytechnic to remain calm as we are on top of the situation.

We extend our Vote Of Confidence in the leadership of the below institutions for effective management of academic, student and staff welfare affairs, The Federal Polytechnic Nekede Imo State, Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Bauchi State, Kaduna polytechnic Kaduna, Federal Polytechnic Oko Anambra State, Federal Polytechnic Ilaro  Ogun State, Federal College of Education Technical Gombe State and the Great  Yaba College of Technology , Yaba Lagos State Nigeria.

While calling on the Bauchi State Government to facilitate immediate confirmation of the Ag Rector of Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi haven performed credibly in acting capacity.

We call for judicious utilization of education budgetary allocation for year 2016 with full implementation.

We are optimistic that the Federal Government of Nigeria will adhere to our position, as we represents the largest section/ percentage of the institutions, also as the major factor for the existence of the polytechnic in the country, we shall equally rejects any decision or imposition of anything less credible capable of disrupting our academic success, devalue our certificate worth while we pamper our peace in recovery of lost time to strike actions.

Long live NAPS
Long Live WAPSU
Long Live Federal Republic of Nigeria

Isoweto E Africa!

Aluta continua Victoria Ascerta!

Amb.  S A Lukman
Reg. president WAPSU 

Sen.  Oyeniyi Abdulmajeed
        DSP NAPS                   

Comr.  Adekanbi Sunday
Dir. Media And Publicity

Comr. Olugbode Damola H
NAPS    National PRO NAPS