The two factions of the National Association of Nigerian Students have agreed to put their differences aside and hold a unity convention in the interest of Nigerian students. The two factions led by Mr Chinonso Obasi, and Mr Aruna Kadiri, after a conciliatory meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, fixed May 3 to May 5, for the NANS 2018 convention, at a yet to be announced venue. A resolution signed by Obasi and Kadiri, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, said the parties agreed to set up convention planning committee. “We resolved to constitute a 60-man Convention Planning Committee (CPC), with the existing Kadiri’s list with an amended Obasi’s list, bringing in a co-chairman and co-secretary. Obasi was elected NANS President on July 19, 2016, at a convention held at Patani Stadium, Gombe, while Kadiri emerged President at a parallel convention, held on Sept. 4, 2016 at Old Parade Ground, Abuja.

Source: Punch April 17, 2018 14:03 UTC