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NO CRISIS IN NASU SAYS NATIONAL PRESIDENT COMRADE MAKOLO HASSAN
The story in town is that the rumor about NASU is a configuration of factions, but there is no element of truth in it, because, the real body has come out to debunk the false and unconfirmed rumors.
This stable, Newsthumb, gathered from authoritative sources that there is no crisis whatsoever in the union.
We can confirm to you authoritatively that there is no crisis whatsoever in NASU, on the below facts and figures, and we quote inter alia: In a related development of the ensuing matter, the attention of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) was drawn to a malicious online publication by “Thenewstrack” titled, “Breaking: Crisis hits NASU members split to form NANTSNU.” The Union (NASU) wishes to inform the teeming NASU members as well as the general public that there is NO CRISIS IN NASU and to state further as follows:
The said online publication is a representation of the figment of imagination of Mr. Niyi Akinnibi of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State who ascribed to himself the position of NANTSNU President in the publication.
The brains behind the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTSNU) are former officers of NASU who were duly expelled from NASU on the recommendation of the organs of NASU for various infringements in line with Rule 22 (6) of the NASU Constitution. The said self-seeking persons wanted a platform to create an empire for themselves where they can perpetrate their illegalities.
The expelled members include:
Mr. Adeniyi Akinnibi, former State Chairman, NASU, Osun State Council was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Union on 1st May, 2017
Mr. Adebayo Aladerotohun, former Branch Chairman, NASU, Federal University of Technology, Akure was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) on 6th November, 2019 following the recommendation of the Universities and Inter-University Centres Trade Group Council.
Mr. Oluwole I. Odewumi, Branch Chairman, NASU, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) on 1st May, 2017 following the recommendation of the Universities and Inter-University Centres Trade Group Council.
Mr. Dike Chukwuemeka, former Branch Secretary, NASY, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka was Akure was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) on 6th November, 2019 following the recommendation of the Universities and Inter-University Centres Trade Group Council.
Mr. Joseph Adegbola, former Branch Chairman, NASU, Ekiti State University and former Member, National Executive Council (NEC) was expelled by the NEC on 6th November, 2019 following the recommendation of the Universities and Inter-University Centres Trade Group Council.
Mr. Tope Akanmu, former Branch Chairman, NASU, Ekiti State University was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) on 6th November, 2019 following the recommendation of the Universities and Inter-University Centres Trade Group Council.
Mr. Akosile Osanyinbi, Branch Secretary, NASU, Federal University of Technology, Akure was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) on 6th November, 2019 following the recommendation of the Universities and Inter-University Centres Trade Group Council.
Mr. Ajagbe Olajide, Branch Chairman, NASU, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) on 1st May, 2017 following the recommendation of the Universities and Inter-University Centres Trade Group Council.
Mrs. Wenya R. Mumiyo, Branch Treasurer, NASU, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) on 1st May, 2017 following the recommendation of the Universities and Inter-University Centres Trade Group Council.
Mr. I.O.A. Fadairo, former Branch Chairman, NASU, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) on 19th February, 2011.
Mr. A. A. Ekundayo, former Branch Chairman, NASU, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) on 19th February, 2011.
Mr. J. J. Bello, former Branch Chairman, NASU, University of Ilorin was expelled by the National Executive Council (NEC) on 1st May, 2017 following the recommendation of the Universities and Inter-University Centres Trade Group Council.
The above listed expelled members who have not appealed against their expulsion, unethically embarked on their futile effort to form NANTSNU.
They were in NASU till their expulsion, some of which are as recent as 6th November, 2019. All along, while they enjoyed their full benefits in NASU, they did not consider NASU as amorphous, bad, etc. It is important to state the position some of them occupied in NASU before their expulsion as follows:
Mr. Adeniyi Akinnibi served 2 terms of 4 years each as Branch Chairman Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He also served 2 terms as State Chairman, NASU, Osun State Council and National Executive Council (NEC) Member of the Union for more than 8 years before becoming State Treasurer Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Osun State on the platform of NASU in year 2015.
Mr. Adebayo Aladerotohun served as Branch Chairman, NASU, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State from 2015 to 2019.
Mr. Joseph Adegbola served 2 terms as Branch Chairman, NASU, Federal State University and 2 terms as National Executive Council (NEC) Member of the Union.
The same arrowheads of NANTSNU previously attempted formation of a Union with the name Nigeria University Admin and Technical Staff Union (NUATSU). The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) sitting in Lagos in her judgement declared by the Hon. Justice (Dr.) I. J. Essien in suit No: NICN/LA/407/2017 declared the purported formation of NUATSU as null, void and of no effect. Meanwhile, they have gone to appeal the judgement which is pending in court.
While still in the court of Appeal, they went ahead to change the name from NUATSU to NANTSNU in an attempt to embark on another self-serving and futile journey which is an action that is dead on arrival.
At the just concluded 7th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of NASU held from Tuesday, 3rd to Thursday, 5th December, 2019 at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja where close to 800 delegates across the country from all the branches of NASU attended, the new National leadership of NASU were dully elected to run the affairs of the Union till the next Quadrennial National Delegates Conference also passed vote of implicit confidence on the National Secretariat of NASU under the leadership of Prince Peters A. Adeyemi (JP), General Secretary.
The Conference expressed her implicit confidence in NASU as presently constituted. Between the last Quadrennial National Delegates Conference and now, there has not been any national gathering of the Union where the decision of the last Delegates Conference was reviewed to the contrary.
It is therefore important to caution all NASU members to be wary of falling victim to the antics of these elements of their journey of self-destruction.
If we are going by what a factional group of the union posted on line recently, there is no iota of truth in the story being peddled about NASU, and we are using this medium to tell the public that NASU is intact and indivisible.
Results from the 30 local government areas in the 2026 Osun State governorship election show that Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party (AP) recorded victories in 19 councils, ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), who won 11 local government areas.
The local government results indicate that Adeleke polled a cumulative 511,067 votes, while Oyebamiji secured 444,815 votes across the state.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, garnered 17,180 votes from the 30 local government areas.
Adeleke won Boluwaduro, Ede South, Ife North, Ilesa West, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Orolu, Osogbo, Oriade, Odo-Otin, Ife East, Ifelodun, Iwo, Ede North, Ila, Aiyedire, Egbedore, Aiyedaade and Ejigbo local government areas.
Oyebamiji emerged victorious in Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun, Obokun, Atakunmosa West, Irewole, Atakunmosa East, Isokan, Ola Oluwa, Ife South and Olorunda local government areas.
Based on the collated local government results, Adeleke leads with victories in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas, while the APC candidate secured 11 councils.
Accord won 19 out of the 30 LGAs: (Boluwaduro, Ede South, Ife North, Ilesa West, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Orolu, Osogbo, Oriade,
Odo-Otin, Ife East, Ifelodun, Iwo, Ede North, Ila, Aiyedire, Egbedore, Aiyedaade, Ejigbo)
APC won the remaining 11 LGAs (Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun, Obokun, Atakunmosa West, Irewole, Atakunmosa East, Isokan, Ola Oluwa, Ife South, Olorunda).
Here are the Osun 2026 Governorship Election Results of the 30 LGAs: GeographicReference
Boluwaduro LG
Accord: 7,118 votes
APC: 7,050 votes
ADC: 179 votes
Ede South LG
Accord: 26,188 votes
APC: 6,219 votes
ADC: 390 votes
Ife North LG
Accord: 13,879 votes
APC: 9,613 votes
ADC: 333 votes
Ilesa West LG
Accord: 16,196 votes
APC: 12,756 votes
ADC: 673 votes
Ifedayo LG
Accord: 7,427 votes
APC: 6,836 votes
ADC: 115 votes
Ilesa East LG
APC: 16,208 votes
Accord: 12,280 votes
ADC: 504 votes
Ife Central LG
Accord: 21,171 votes
APC: 15,913 votes
ADC: 747 votes
Boripe LG
APC: 19,963 votes
Accord: 12,448 votes
ADC: 379 votes
Irepodun LG
APC: 15,713 votes
Accord: 14,504 votes
ADC: 249 votes
Obokun LG
APC: 16,120 votes
Accord: 12,023 votes
ADC: 205 votes
Orolu LG
Accord: 12,352 votes
APC: 10,622 votes
ADC: 236 votes
Osogbo LG
Accord: 36,480 votes
APC: 30,474 votes
ADC: 1,503 votes
Oriade LG
Accord: 21,343 votes
APC: 14,863 votes
ADC: 423 votes
Odo-Otin LG
Accord: 18,003 votes
APC: 15,435 votes
ADC: 377 votes
Ife East LG
Accord: 27,201 votes
APC: 18,600 votes
ADC: 935 votes
Ifelodun LG
Accord: 21,107 votes
APC: 18,396 votes
ADC: 509 votes
Atakunmosa West LG
APC: 10,037 votes
Accord: 7,479 votes
ADC: 213 votes
Iwo LG
Accord: 27,085 votes
APC: 19,660 votes
ADC: 588 votes
Ede North LG
Accord: 35,427 votes
APC: 10,283 votes
ADC: 307 votes
Ila LG
Accord: 16,211 votes
APC: 12,934 votes
ADC: 259 votes
Irewole LG
APC: 29,972
Accord: 10,934 votes
ADC: 275 votes
Aiyedire LG
Accord: 11,073 votes
APC: 9,910 votes
ADC: 148 votes
Atakunmosa East LG
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APC: 9,936
Accord: 7,872 votes
ADC: 333 votes
Egbedore LG
Accord: 19,278 votes
APC: 11,194 votes
ADC: 363 votes
Aiyedaade LG
Accord: 16,681 votes
APC: 15,719 votes
ADC: 331 votes
Isokan LG
APC: 14,063 votes
Accord: 13,765 votes
ADC: 384 votes
Ola Oluwa LG
APC: 10,782 votes
Accord: 10,063 votes
ADC: 213 votes
Ife South
APC: 14,678 votes
Accord: 13,507 votes
ADC: 290 votes
Ejigbo LG
Accord: 18,458 votes
APC: 16,195 votes
ADC: 5,053 votes
Olorunda LG
APC: 24,671 votes
Accord: 23,514 votes
ADC: 666 votes.
President Bola Tinubu has approved a Federal Government delegation led by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to represent Nigeria at the maiden Nigeria Diaspora Investment Economic Conference in Toronto, Canada.
The delegation includes Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang and Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal.
The conference, themed “Invest Nigeria, Thrive Abroad,” is scheduled to hold from August 12 to 15 in Toronto.
The development was announced in a statement issued by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, on X on Friday.
According to the statement, members of the delegation also include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole; and Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
Representatives of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Revenue Service, Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission, Nigeria Export Promotion Council and the National Information Technology Development Agency are also expected to participate.
The statement said Canadian officials expected at the conference include President of the Treasury Board of Canada, Shafqat Ali; Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, Graham McGregor; Ontario lawmaker Deepak Anand; Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown; Councillor Rod Power; and Ontario Minister of Women and Economic Opportunities, Charmaine Williams.
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Quoting the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the statement said, “The calibre of officials attending the conference demonstrates President Tinubu’s commitment to strengthening economic cooperation between Nigeria and Canada through trade, investment and diaspora engagement.”
It further quoted Dabiri-Erewa as saying the event “is more than a conference” and is designed as “an outcome-driven investment platform” that will connect international investors with “investment-ready” opportunities across key sectors of Nigeria’s economy while strengthening bilateral economic relations between the two countries.
According to the statement, the conference is being organised by NiDCOM in collaboration with the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, the Canadian High Commission in Abuja and other stakeholders.
It said discussions will focus on agriculture, technology, manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, healthcare and the digital economy.
Newsthumb reports that the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Economic Conference is the first investment-focused forum organised by the Federal Government through NiDCOM to promote economic partnerships between Nigeria and its diaspora community.
According to the World Bank, Nigeria is one of Africa’s largest recipients of diaspora remittances, with annual inflows amounting to billions of dollars.
…says action could undermine public confidence in electoral process
…insists anti-graft agencies must remain independent but avoid actions suggesting political interference
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately take steps to vacate a court order freezing the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, saying the timing of the action, just days before the state’s governorship election, could create the impression of federal interference in the electoral process.
The President said although he respects the constitutional independence of the anti-graft agency and had no prior knowledge of its action, he was compelled to intervene in the overriding public interest to preserve public confidence in the credibility and fairness of Nigeria’s democratic process. NigerianBusiness Coverage
The EFCC had on Wednesday froze the accounts of the Osun State Government, placing a Post No Debit (PND), on its First Bank account, alleging fraudulent handling of N11 billion ecology funds, intervention funds and Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).
However, in a personally signed statement issued from the State House, Abuja, President Tinubu disclosed that the EFCC had obtained the court order on August 5, 2026, freezing the accounts of the Osun State Government.
He said he was “deeply embarrassed” by the timing of the development, explaining that actions taken by federal institutions are often attributed to the President, regardless of whether he authorised them.
“It has come to my notice that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) obtained a court order on August 5, 2026, freezing the accounts of the Osun State Government. I must state that I feel deeply embarrassed not by the EFCC’s exercise of its mandate backed by a court order, but by the timing of the agency’s action.
“This is so because every action taken by an institution of State, especially at the Federal level, is always credited to me, as the President, even when I may not have had any prior knowledge of the action”, the President said.
Tinubu reiterated his long-standing policy of allowing anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies to carry out their statutory responsibilities without political interference, stressing that he had deliberately refrained from directing the operational activities of the EFCC and other investigative bodies since assuming office.
He said, “since assuming office, I have consistently maintained that anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies must be allowed to discharge their statutory responsibilities independently, professionally, without fear or favour, or political interference.
“I have therefore deliberately refrained from directing or interfering in the operational activities of the EFCC or any other investigative or prosecutorial agency because I firmly believe that strong democratic institutions, operating within the confines of the law, are indispensable to democratic good governance and the rule of law”, he said.
The President maintained that institutions established by law should be allowed to exercise their powers independently and without requiring presidential approval for routine operational decisions.
However, he said the circumstances surrounding the EFCC’s action required presidential intervention because of the proximity of the Osun governorship election.
“As President, I am committed to allowing institutions of State to function and take any action they consider necessary in the interest of proper governance without the need for any prior approval. Indeed, that is why institutions are set up by law with clearly defined powers.
“While I am yet to be fully apprised of the facts which informed the action of EFCC in approaching the court to obtain the said order freezing the Osun State Government account, I am not in the slightest doubt that the timing of the action of EFCC is inauspicious, and therefore I feel compelled to intervene”, he said.
The President warned that no action by any federal agency should create the perception that the Federal Government was attempting to influence the outcome of the forthcoming governorship poll.
“Osun State is only a few days away from its gubernatorial election. Therefore, nothing ought to be done to give an impression that the EFCC or indeed any other agency of the federal government is being used to interfere with the election”, he stated.
Tinubu said preserving public confidence in the integrity of the electoral process was paramount, adding that he was duty-bound to act in the national interest.
“Based on the foregoing premise, I am duty-bound to issue a directive on this issue in consonance with the overriding public interest in preserving public confidence and the integrity, credibility, and fairness of our democratic process”, he said.
The President consequently directed the anti-graft agency to immediately reverse its legal action against the Osun State Government.
“Accordingly, I have directed the EFCC to immediately proceed to the court to vacate the order and discontinue whatever action it has instituted against the Osun State Government in this regard”, Tinubu declared.
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