The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a stern warning to the management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), vowing to shut down the scheduled board meeting on Monday unless students are included in the deliberations.
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In a strongly worded letter addressed to NELFUND’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, and copied to its Chairman, Jim Ovia, the student body decried the continuous exclusion of student representatives from critical discussions on loan disbursement and administration.
ConfirmNews obtained a copy of the letter titled “Final Demand for Student Representation in the Scheduled NELFUND Board Meeting – No Student, No Meeting!” in Abuja on Saturday.
NANS President, Lucky Emonefe, made it clear that students would not stand by while decisions affecting their future were made without their input.
“This fund was created for Nigerian students, and we will have a voice in how it is managed,” the letter read.
The student body, which represents over 50 million students across the country, emphasized that their demand was non-negotiable.
“We are demanding, not requesting, the immediate inclusion of a student representative in this board meeting. Failure to accommodate this legitimate and reasonable demand will result in the total shutdown of the meeting venue by Nigerian students.”
Emonefe warned that NANS would mobilize en masse to ensure the meeting does not hold without their participation.
“This is not an appeal; it is a final warning. Nigerian students have exercised patience for too long. We refuse to be spectators in matters that directly affect our education, future, and welfare.”
The development has sparked discussions among education stakeholders, with many awaiting NELFUND’s response to the student body’s ultimatum.
Will NELFUND yield to NANS’ demand, or will Monday’s meeting be met with mass resistance? The coming hours will determine the outcome.