Peace returns to NAPS, inaugurates committee for annual National Conference/ Convention

Peace has finally returned to the second largest students’ movement in Nigeria; National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), the umbrella body of all Polytechnics, mono-technics, Colleges of Technical Education, and other allied institutions awarding National and Higher National Diplomas in Nigeria
Peace was restored following a marathon meeting that lasted for almost five hours, in Abuja over the weekend involving past Presidents, Senate Presidents, other leaders of the association and the two factional leaders.
After the end of the reconciliation meeting, the 2023 National Conference/Convention Committee was inaugurated.
A resolution of a 23-Man Unity Convention Planning Committee was reached, with Comade Abdulmumeen Ibrahim Bebe, a former National Vice President of the Association as Chairman, and Comrade Ikpeni Kefe Stanley emerging as Secretary respectively.
Other members of the committee includes; Comr. Olugbede Damola, Comr. Opaleye Oladotun Zamora, Comr. Ebenezer Olufemi, Comr. Abdulmojeed Oyeniyi, Comr. Abdrahman Bala, Comr. Okorie Santos, Comr. Ezekiel Anyanebechi , Comr. Victor Okoroji, Comr. Zakari Hashim, Comr. Abubakar K Sadiq, Comr. Abdulmaleek Usman,
Comr. Jeremiah Friday, Comr. Saad Mohammed, Comr. Mohammed Sarkis and Comr. Choice Enebeli.
The committee also included the Students’ Union Presidents; each from the six geopolitical zones of the country which comprises Northwest; SUG President, Federal Polytechnic Kaduna. North East; SUG President, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi. North Central; SUG President, Federal Polytechnic, Idah. South West; SUG President, Federal Cooperative College Eleyele, Ibadan. South East; SUG President, Federal Polytechnic, Nekede and South-South; SUG President, Delta State Polytechnic Otefe-Oghara.
The 2023 Unity Convention is slated to hold, as follows: Arrival: 27th Oct. 2023, Election: 28th Oct. 2023, Departure: 29th Oct. 2023, while Lagos, Kogi, Niger, Ekiti and Bayelsa States were also suggested as possible venues as one of which would be settled for, after rectification.
The communiqué was signed by both outgoing Factional Presidents, Comr. Anidi Samuel of Delta State Polytechnic Otefe-Ogara and Comr. Kingsley Asiegbu of Federal Polytechnic, Oko Anambra State, alongside ESV Armstrong Ovie-Afabor who represented the stakeholder’s forum.