The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has elected Sunday Asefon as its new President amid a convention that was characterized by chaos and violence in Abuja.
The convention held on Thursday, December 3 at the old parade ground in the Federal Capital Territory.
Asefon, a civil servant with the Ekiti State Government, got 155 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Olushola Oladoja, who scored 100 votes.
The 45-year old, said to be a Postgraduate student of Ekiti State University, replaces Bamidele Akpan.
The new NANS president was Federation of Ekiti State Students' Union (FESSU's) National President in 2010 and the NANS Zone D Coordinator in 2013.
His emergence has been received with heavy criticism on social media as many are of the opinion that a student body should be headed by a 'really young person'.
See some reactions below:
Lol. Meet Grandpa Sunday Asefon, the newly elected NANS President. This man should be in his 50s. How do you expect this old man to lead any fruitful struggle?
Shame! pic.twitter.com/dk8fkjkXbo
- Afolabi Alawode OFR (@AlawodeAfolabii) December 4, 2020
It's only in Nigeria that a 45 years old civil servant is Elected President of the Students leadership.
Buhari is not the only problem we have. We need a new toast of orientation. #NANS #EndSARS
- Osuka Sam mike. C (@osuka_c) December 4, 2020
This new NANS President looks older than Sunday Dare sha. pic.twitter.com/BpizjEN8vG
- Ademuyiwa Adebola (@iam_ademuyiwa) 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
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
Heard a 43 years old has been elected NANS President. That's twice the age I was elected NANS President on 22 November 1990.
How can a man in midlife crisis fight students causes?
Nigeria is a parody!
- Great Oracle (@AbdulMahmud01) December 4, 2020
Behold you new NANS President in 4 frames pic.twitter.com/5L9i3Nkt7T
- Great Oracle (@AbdulMahmud01) December 4, 2020
This new NANS President will grow to become YDP Candidate in 2023 Presidential election.
Greatest Gba Gba !! pic.twitter.com/h1g4HCXLL4
- Akin Akinwale (@mrlurvy) December 4, 2020
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
I know Asefon as NANS coordinator when I was in 300L in EKSU.I graduated 6 years ago and the guy is still parading himself as a student.
- AkinAde (@akinyooyeadekun) December 4, 2020
Source: Naijaparry.com.ng
