ABUJA, FCT– The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has actually formally liquified the Executive Council of the Ogun State Joint School Council (JCC), citing a constitutional crisis and the failure of the leadership to arrange fresh elections.
In a declaration released on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the national secretariat announced the instant constitution of a transition committee to steer the affairs of the state chapter and carry out an optional convention within 1 month.
The dissolution follows months of internal friction, characterised by petitions, counter-petitions, and increasing factional departments, which NANS President, Olushola Oladoja, referred to as a threat to the “functional coherence” of the student body in Ogun State.
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Procedural Breaches and Tenure Overstay
While the nationwide secretariat verified that the outbound chairman was legally chosen in February 2025, it faulted the executive for stopping working to vacate workplace after the expiration of the constitutionally specified 12-month period.
According to the NANS leadership, the Ogun JCC had gotten in a three-month shift window without initiating the compulsory electoral processes. Particularly, the council stopped working to:
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Assemble a Pre-Convention Senate Meeting: A crucial constitutional requirement for setting election dates.
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Make Up a Convention Planning Committee (CPC): The independent body accountable for screening prospects and managing the polls.
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Guarantee Cooperation: The leadership was accused of engaging in dissentious activities and ignoring directives from the national headquarters.
The 30-Day Shift Mandate
To prevent a total breakdown of order, NANS has actually designated a high-powered shift committee led by the Vice President (Inter-Campus Affairs), Akinbodunse Appreciation, with National PRO Adeyemi Ajasa functioning as Secretary.
The committee is made up of South-West zonal authorities and picked Trainees’ Union Federal Government (SUG) presidents from throughout Ogun State tertiary organizations.
The Committee’s Immediate Tasks:
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Administrative Oversight: Managing the day-to-day affairs of the Ogun JCC.
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Electoral Compliance: Organising a fresh, transparent election in rigorous adherence to the NANS Constitution.
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Stakeholder Engagement: Reuniting the different factions to ensure a serene transition.
Warning Against Factionalism
The national secretariat has actually directed all stakeholders, consisting of security companies and heads of tertiary institutions in Ogun State, to neglect any decisions or representations made by the liquified executive council.
President Oladoja warned that any more deviation from constitutional principles or efforts to speed up new factions would meet rigorous disciplinary procedures.
The upcoming electoral procedure is anticipated to be a base test of NANS’s trustworthiness in the South-West.
With the involvement of regional SUG presidents in the shift committee, the national body wishes to bring back a sense of ownership and grassroots legitimacy to the Ogun JCC, which works as a crucial bridge between the students and the state government.