DO U KNOW THE POSITION OF STUDENTS UNION IN THE SOCIETY U LIVE? HAVE U EVEN DONE RESEARCH ON IMPART OF §TUDENTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIETY? Read below 2b acquainted wit their imparts & position in order 2beta compare those days wit nowadays students position in d society. Lets go....... In all climes students are the conscience of every nation. They are the ones who call attention to social malady, bad governance and other ills of the society. They are usually radical and often resolute about issues concerning the welfare of the people. Governments ignore them at very great risk. Indeed the gale of reforms now sweeping through China was brought about after students seized the Tianemen Square and demanded for political changes some few years ago. Though it was at a very high cost the students were able to force the hands of the political authority. Thanks to that struggle China is now a more open society with a blossoming economy. Philippines and Russia are some other countries that have witnessed positive changes through the intervention of students activists. Time was when the Nigerian Students proudly held successive governments accountable through incisive pieces in newspapers; open debate and when necessary street protests, that were carried out in very civilised manner. I remember with nostalgia the efforts of the indefatigable Segun Okeowo who in 1978 led the then National Union of Nigerian Students in a struggle against the educational policies of the Military Regime. The students fought on all fronts and brought education to the front burner of national discourse. However what struck most Nigerians was their deployment of carefully marshalled points to fault the educational policies of the government. The Nigerian Students in 1989 also picked up the gauntlet against the Ibrahim Babangida regime over the crippling effects of the Structural Adjustment Programme, SAP. Indeed the Nigerian Students virtually rose the populace to action when they trooped out in Lagos, Kaduna, Ibadan, Kano, Enugu and other major cities to protest against SAP. Nigeria was grounded for days. And the Federal Government after taking punitive measures against the students, with the closure of the Universities in Lagos, Ibadan, Benin, Enugu and Kaduna, reversed some of the provisions of SAP and also provided some palliative measures for the people. Nigerian students in the days of yore also played vital roles in the liberation of other countries. During the apartheid era, Nigerian students joined the band of protesters in front of embassies of countries perceived to be supporting the apartheid regime in South Africa. There were even volunteers among the rank of Nigerian students who were ready to go to the apartheid enclave to fight for their fellow African Students. That was the golden era of students unionism in Nigeria. An era when write-ups and articles by Nigerian students were a compelling read. An era when oratory became the norm on campuses. An era when students even taught politicians how to practice democracy. That was when students union election was akin to the presidential elections in the USA with robust campaigns and oration from the intellectually deep. How is Nigeria Students Union of Nowadays compared 2d above?. Do students struggle of nowadays stand 2 uphold d above, or deviate 4 anoda tin? Say ur perception.......
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:13:42 +0000
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