PRESS TEXT. 10/09/2017
Protocol.
It's imperative the leadership of NAPS 2017 Convention Planing Committee make this public statement for posterity sake, the schedule National Convention of National Association of Polytechnic Students NAPS for kaduna Polytechnic kaduna which commenced officially on Thursday 7th September 2017 with arrival of delegates from various institutions, the convention planing committee proceeded with submittion of Aspirant Intent Forms to Department Of State Security Service Kaduna Command for final Verification.
While waiting for the result of the verification, the committee conveyed stakeholders meeting to see to possible Alliance in order to ensure smooth and hitch free electioneering process. This meetings and Alliances at various levels lasted all through Saturday 9th September 2017 and today being Sunday 10th September 2017 the CPC observed the unfruitfulness of all cacus and stakeholders meetings at all levels as such resolve the election should go on contest to ensure fairness to all parties involved.
This sole progressive move and declaration by the committee resulted to series of attack and stabbed on CPC Member, while the chairman was held hostage for hours before the arrival of Police special Squad who rescued the CPC Chairman. upon the rescue of the chairman by Nigeria police officers around 5:00pm, with the CPC member and delegates stabbed already at the hospital couple with the fact that the approved venue being Kadpoly Convocation square does not have light.
In order to avoid more casualities, The CPC Chairman observed the need to shift the electioneering process again. Then he reported to State Security Service with all Presidential Aspirants except Mohammed Eneji and the security advice the postponement for the fact that all security earlier mounted at the venue has been withdrawn. Then the announcement was made. The consequent of this was the official postponement of convention till further notice, although the report had it that some unscrupulous, misinformed/despirate element and enemy of the NAPS unity has declared them self winner of the election that never held which they never contested, but for the avoidance of doubt the CPC is calling on all the self Aclaimed winners to furnish the public the number of votes he or she polled.
It's pertinent to state clearly that the accreditation has not even been done as at the time the postponement was announced while all delegate tags were still with the Assistant Secretary General of NAPS, the purported convergence Aclaimed for self declaration had no incumbent President of NAPS Comr Adeyeye Olugbenga Pilot nor Comr Jeremiah Friday the senate President in attendance rather the some irrational former leaders of NAPS. While we await the result of verification exercise from DSS the new date and venue of the 2017 National Convention Shall be announce soonest. We implore all students to remain calm just as we wish all delegates safe Trip back to their respective institutions.
Signed
MUSTAPHA TIJJANI
Former NAPS President
CPC Chairman
CC
* MINISTER OF EDUCATION
*NBTE
*DSS HQTs
*INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
*COHEADs
