The National Association of Nigerian Student (NANS), Ogun State section submitted a petition regarding the state's initiatives to entice new loans. The student have required for a printed debt profile of the state.
On behalf of over 1 million physical, metaphysical and spiritual students of Ogun state, the Chairman of National Association of Nigerian Students (Ogun JCC), Comrade Falola A. Olasunkanmi said:
" We feel highly disturbed by the way and manner the state government is handling the finance of the state. This displeasure we have registered with the Speaker of the house of assembly on the recent request of the state governor to seek yet another 19billion naira loan while the state debt profile has continue to remain an occultic oath."
"The students will not stay back while our future and that of generation yet unborn is been put in captive. We will resist every attempt to turn the state finance and treasury to pocket money"
See the statement published when you continue after the break.
=A DRAFT OF THE PETITION BY NANS=
Monday, 3rd February, 2013
To:
The Speaker,
Ogun State House of Assembly
Through:
The Clerk,
Ogun State House of Assembly
Oke-Mosan,
Abeokuta
Rt. Honorable Speaker Sir,
RE: PROPOSED ₦ 19 BILLION LOAN BY OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT
The recent proposal by the executive arm of the State Government to
secure a loan facility of ₦ 19 BILLION has become a serious concern to
The entire population of Nigerian Students in Ogun State because we are in
doubt of the sincerity of this process, we are not comfortable with it and
therefore we want the loan process to be stopped forthwith.
We need to state, for the avoidance of doubt, that historically, the Nigerian students have been in the vanguard of struggle against anti-peoples policies by government, both at the state and national level. Nigerian students have stood against the Nigerian-Anglo Defence Pact in the 60s, and against obnoxious tuitons and levies on parents, exemplified by the now famous "Ali Must Go" protest in the late 70s.
In this particular case, we are sworn not to leave any stone unturned to stop what we consider another wicked attempts to mortgage the future of the entire young citizens of Ogun State. If we keep mute the coming generation will never forgive us.
ISSUES
Sir, we shall support loans that will aid development of our State but having appraised the issue critically, some of the fundamental issues we have raised among ourselves are:
1. Sometimes in March 2013, there was a crisis in the House of Assembly over a proposed loan of N15billion but till date no public statement has been made to that effect and we remain in the dark over it.
2. We are aware that a Debt Management Office was to be set up by the government to engender a transparent process on loans and borrowings by the State Government, a bill was sent to the Assembly, passed and assented to by Mr Governor but till date, the whole Nigerian Students are in the dark over the stage we are on this.
3. We are also aware that the name of Mr Hassan Taiwo Adekunle was sent to the House of Assembly by the governor as the nominee for the Director General, Debt Management Office (DMO) and it was confirmed but our last check revealed that Mr Adekunle has been redeployed back to his previous post as the Director of Finance & Accounts of the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
OUR DEMAND
Sir, the entire Nigerian Students hereby demand as follows:
(1) The House of Assembly should move a motion compelling the Executive to Publish the Debt Profile of Ogun State within the next 7days in National Dailies.
(2) No Loan must be approved by the State House of Assembly until:
A. (1) Above is satisfied.
B. A debt management Office is created and activated in line with the Assented bill to that effect.
Failure of (1) & (2) above to be effected will force Nigerian Students to stage a peaceful march on Oke-Mosan in no distant future.
CONCLUSION
In view of the aforementioned, Nigerian Students plead with the Honourable members of the Assembly to use every means at its disposal to stop this unprofitable venture that the executive is to embark upon as there are no convincing and justified reasons yet why the loan should be taken.
While we remain confident of your office and the entire members of the House, be assured of our maximum cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
Falola A.Olasunkanmi
Chairman ,
National Association of Nigerian Students (Ogun JCC)
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