Nigerians React As 43-Year-Old Man Emerges President Of National Association Of Nigerian Students
A 43-year-old post-graduate student, Sunday Asefon has emerged president of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) after the just-concluded convention marred with violence.
The outgoing president, who was recently suspended, Danielson Bamidele Akpan, held on to the office for over two years refusing to hand over power.
Asefon, a former coordinator of NANS Zone D, has now been elected President of the student union body.
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However, the development has sparked outrage among many Nigerians on Twitter, who wondered why a young person wasn’t elected to lead the student body, instead of an elderly man.
See some reactions below;
Asefon, 43, President NANS was NANS Coordinator Zone D in 2013 while a student of Ekiti State University, EKSU.
2020, he is still a student of EKSU.
7 years after!
— Great Oracle (@AbdulMahmud01) December 4, 2020
How is a 43 years old man the President of NANS? What does a civil servant & PGD student know about the pains of the average Nigerian student?
— Wale Adetona (@iSlimfit) December 4, 2020
Behold you new NANS President in 4 frames pic.twitter.com/5L9i3Nkt7T
— Great Oracle (@AbdulMahmud01) December 4, 2020
If a 43yrs old man can Contest and win NANS President, I’m sorry to say Nigerian Youths are not ready to take over Leadership. NYCN & NANS are the only powerful youths leading associations. When are we going to take over if our youths keep disappointing us like this?#EndSARS
— LANDLORD™️✨🤴🏽 (@aminuyaro_) December 4, 2020
NANS that is filled with older people, you guys want that same body to fight for students right? Lmao. In any sane country, I don’t think someone in his early 40 should still be fighting for a post in student union, but what do I know? This is Nigeria, anything can happen.
— Imported Alhaji 🦅 (@ImportedAlhaji) December 4, 2020
43 years old student emerges NANS president.
Never forget he is 43 years old.
— Uche Samuel (@uchesame) December 4, 2020
BREAKING: 43yrs old PGD student of EKSU, Asefon Sunday, emerges NANS President.
The moment you realize that a youth can’t even win NANS Presidency.
So much for posturing. pic.twitter.com/FQJP7U6pOs
— DEMAGOGUE PhD.💘senior advocat🎓 (@von_Bismack) December 4, 2020
Our new NANS President.
This man is older than Governor Seyi Makinde 🤣✊😂 pic.twitter.com/eKiuKDjH7q
— Akin Akinwale (@mrlurvy) December 4, 2020
NANS is not a presentative of Nigerian student.. Imagine a 43 years old man headed NANS. When my dad was 42 my elder brother was in his second year in the university. You can imagine what the union has turned into🤣🤣🤣
— Gideon🇳🇬⚪ (@Iam_Tanko) December 4, 2020
NANS and integrity can never be in the same sentence Ma.
— Anambra’s 1st SON (@frankvanalfred) December 4, 2020
Imagine someone’s grand dad as NANS president. Nonsense! https://t.co/L5TcQ4jtEW
— mindOVERmatter (@Vicoses001) December 4, 2020
Point of correction NANS n NYCN are one of the youthful political arms of government. They represent d government n not d youths
— Ekata Ace (@Ekataace) December 4, 2020
