The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has constituted a National Election Mobilisation Committee to sensitise and mobilise Nigerian students for active participation in the 2027 general elections.
The NANS President, Akinteye Afeez, announced the constitution of the committee in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna.
The development followed the 91st sitting of the NANS National Senate held on Sunday at the Kaduna State University (KASU).
The sitting, hosted by Governor Uba Sani, was held under the theme, “Sustaining a 7-Point Policy Framework; 3 Years of Promise to Shared Prosperity.”
Mr Afeez said NANS, as the apex student representative body, represented more than 40.1 million Nigerian students, making students a significant voting bloc in the country.
He said students were major stakeholders in nation-building and directly affected by government policies and decisions at all levels.
According to him, informed and active participation in elections remains an important way through which citizens can contribute to strengthening democracy.
He said the newly constituted committee would coordinate the sensitisation, mobilisation and monitoring of students’ participation in election-related activities across the six geopolitical zones.
Mr Afeez said the committee would work toward facilitating the participation of at least 10 million Nigerian students in the 2027 general elections.
He appointed himself as director-general of the committee, while the NANS Senate President, Igbabuchi Onya, would serve as deputy director. Olusola Oladoja as national coordinator, Gambo Abubakar as national deputy coordinator and Charles Obina Ebube as the national publicity relations officer.
The NANS president also appointed Agbabiaka Ahmed and Ibrahim Ibrahim Babalolo as chairmen of the South and North advisory committees respectively.
He said the committee had representatives across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, with responsibilities covering the six geopolitical zones.
In the North-West zone, representatives were appointed in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Jigawa states.
Mr Afeez directed the committee to commence immediate sensitisation, mobilisation and monitoring of Nigerian students across campuses and tertiary institutions.
He urged members to work with NANS structures, student unions and relevant stakeholders to ensure effective coordination of election-related activities.
He further directed political support groups and election-related organisations seeking to organise political activities, sensitisation, mobilisation or engagements involving Nigerian students to liaise with the committee for proper coordination, notification and monitoring.
(NAN)
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