Ogun: Students Slam Amosun For Endorsing ADC Guber Candidate

The National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) has criticised former governor Ibikunle Amosun for endorsing Biyi Otegbeye of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the gubernatorial election in the state.

The students picked the incumbent, Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as their preferred candidate for re-election, saying he would continue with his good work in the state.

They spoke via a statement signed by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State Chairman, Comrade Damilola Simeon and Comrade Ogunrombi Oluwagbemileke, NAOSS National President.

The students enumerated what they described as several unfriendly policies to the growth of education during the Amosun administration.

The statement reads in part: “We have assessed the keywords of Senator Ibikunle Amosun at the campaign of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) yesterday.

“One striking point to prove to the people of Ogun State that the political camp the ex-governor controls, if any, is not built on trust, transparency and commitment to service.”

It said as a constituency, their fear was “not political but rather holistic about the future of our dear state. Everywhere in the world, children and youths are projected as the future of society.

“It is with qualitative education that proficient teachers, doctors, engineers, lawyers, administrators, business magnates among many other professionals are produced.

“Senator Amosun in his era as the governor of the state disregarded this.

“One of such backward thinking decisions he took was to scrap the first University of Education in the state, Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED). Not only does the University stand as a legacy for the state to have the first University of education in the country, it also symbolises the tradition of the educational heritage of the state by the emulating life lived by Dr Tai Solarin whom the University is named after.

“In the course of the defense of the University to stay, we lost one of our noblest comrades, Fashina Olatunji aka Humble TJ in an accident while students were on the way to protest the intended scrapping.

“To the glory of God and efforts of stakeholders, most particularly the Students’ Union of the institution, the school is outliving Amosun as the governor till date.”

They also accused Amosun of unfavourable policies at the Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology (SACOTECH), formerly Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE) and Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY).

They added: “These and many more reasons are our justification to antagonize anything ex-governor Amosun brings to the table to single-handedly project for governor.

“In the resuscitation plans and actions of Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun, all of these institutions are bouncing back and growing fast. That is the standard we want to sustain.

“Hence, our reasons for supporting Prince Dapo Abiodun’s second term bid. “