A Senatorial Candidate for Oyo North District, Federal House of Representatives, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist, Hon Shina Peller was yesterday honored by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) with an award of outstanding Leadership and also inducted as a Life Patron.
Shina who was at the 40th anniversary of NANS in Abuja, spoke on the topic ‘’Public education on the brink of collapse: rescue it now or prepare for the alternative’’
Sharing photos from the event, the politician wrote;
‘’I was honored by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) with an award of Outstanding Leadership and inducted as a Life Patron of the Nigerian Students highest body during its 40th Anniversary event held in Abuja yesterday.
I expressed my profound gratitude to the student association for finding me worthy of the honor. I also took the opportunity to remind them of their numerical strength and how they can change the narrative in Nigeria – because the system has failed them.
Speaking on the topic “Public education on the brink of collapse: rescue it now or prepare for the alternative – I expressed concerns about students staying at home for 194 days due to the ASUU strike.
The nations education system is on the brink of collapse and Nigerian students must use their numbers to usher in a pro-people leadership in 2023.
With over 30 million Nigerian students in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari won the previous election with slightly more than 15 million votes.
This demonstrates that the Nigerian student population is capable of influencing and changing the leadership direction in our nation. The youth are the future and must become more involved in the process of electing competent and visionary Leaders . The time is now!’’
