NAKSS HOLDS IMPROPTU MEETING WITH GOVERNOR ABDULFATAH AHMED URGES HIM NOT TO PLAY POLITICS WITH WELFARISM KWARA STUDENTS

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF KWARA STATE STUDENTS, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

Press Release,
26-11-2018.

NAKSS HOLDS IMPROPTU MEETING WITH GOVERNOR ABDULFATAH AHMED

...Governor to use delay tactics to prevent disbursement of bursary as he insist that BVN and Account details of entire Kwara students must be submitted before commencement of bursary award.

..the Governor withdraws 25 Million Naira from the earlier released 50 Million Naira Bursary Award.

...NAKSS urges him not to play politics with the welfarism of the entire Kwara students.

Sequel to the earlier press statement(s) released on issue of bursary, the leadership of the Association was invited to an impromptu meeting by the Executive Governor over the modalities for the disbursement of the bursary award.

During the meeting, the Governor stated that he is going to adopt the "e-payment method" of disbursement rather than the earlier planned "cheque method", knowing fully well that the collation of list has almost been completed and the scholarship board has already started signing the cheques.

The Governor insisted that the national body should get the BVN and Account details of each student before the disbursement can commence.

At this juncture, we must enlighten the entire student populace that the Governor is only trying to use delay tactics to avoid the disbursement of the bursary awards.

Furthermore, the Governor told the leadership that it is 25 Million naira that is now available for the bursary after stating it categorically before all media houses that 50 Million naira will be released. With this, our fear is that the remaining 25 Million naira may even be withdrawn before completing the collation of the BVN and Account details, starting all over again which may take about two months.

It is necessary to call the attention of the students to the fact that the national body, together with the scholarship board, has concluded plans for the disbursement process, (which the local chapter presidents are also party to) and about to start tomorrow Tue 27th Nov., 2018 before the governor perfect his plan for delay tactics.

The Governor believed that the collation of the BVN and Account details is not feasible and if possible, will take a very long time and as such, will weaken the strength of the kwara students as he is no longer concern after the 2019 elctioneering period.

However, we must call on Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to stop playing politics with the welfarism of the entire Kwara students and should not vent his political anger towards millions of Kwara students.

It is worthy of note that the Governor is calling for a massive protest anytime soonest against his government which may affect the peace of the state especially during this sensitive electioneering period as thousands of students are ready to shut all government parastatals and ministries.

Thank you!

SIGNED:
Comr. Musa Mohammed Mancha,
National President

Sen. Abdulazeez Ahmad El-Immam
President of the Senate

Jurist Moshood Ibrahim
Chief Judge

Comr. Salihu Ayatullahi
National Publicity Secretary.

NAKSS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS