ASUU strike: NANS exco splits, disowns presidentABUJA—Executive members of the NationalAssociation of Nigerian Students, NANS,have disowned the national president, Mr.Yinka Gbadebo, on his support for theFederal Government in the ongoing strikeby the Academic Staff Union of Universities,ASUU.Some members of the executive toldnewsmen, yesterday, that students werelargely unbiased in the crisis and theinclination of Mr. Gbadebo to support thegovernment was a deviation from thestudents’ collective goal of resolving thecrisis.The executive members who includednational assistant secretary general, AliMohammed , the national sports director,Talib Abubakar Gumel, director of travelsand exchange, Olusegun Oyebisi, said therewas no consultation on the issues beforeGbadebo declared NANS support for theFederal Government.The students also dissociated NANS as abody from the ongoing face off betweenofficials of the Federal Government and theRivers State government saying that theirpresident did not have any right to speakon the issue.“The national president did not have ourmandate to support the federal governmentover the strike as we are a neutral body. Wedo not support either the federalgovernment or ASUU because it is thestudents that bear the brunt of the strike,”Ali who spoke on behalf of his colleaguessaid yesterday.“We call on ASUU and the FederalGovernment to resolve the issue withinseven days so that the students can returnto their campuses.”“We do not understand why the nationalpresident should support the federalgovernment or what concerns studentswith what is happening between the Rivers State governor and the President. The matter is between the two of them it does concern the students.”please do well to share this!!!!