Ogun State Students Debunks False Claims Against Gov’s Aide

The leadership of National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) has debunked what it described as “unfounded allegations” against the person of Special Assistant to the Ogun State Governor on Student Matters, Comrade Adeyemi Azeez.

NAOSS in a statement by its National President, Comrade Thomas Kehinde and National Public Relations Officer, Comrade Olubodun Olalekan, said the claims in a publication by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Ogun Joint Campus Committee (JCC) Chairman, Comrade Francis Abiola against the Governor’s aide were false and misleading.

The Ogun students have accordingly passed vote of confidence on the Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun on State Matters, Adeyemi Azeez, urging the public to disregard what false narrative being peddled by the NANS JCC chairman.

The statement read in part: “The National Leadership of the National Association of Ogun State Students has received with profound disappointment the recent publication credited to the NANS Ogun JCC Chairman, Comrade Abiola Francis.

“The said publication did not only arrive as a rude shock but has also left us questioning the depth of betrayal and insensitivity that could lead a supposed leader to publicly malign a man who has consistently treated him with nothing short of fatherly goodwill.

“For the sake of transparency, we also wish to address the false claim made by the chairman regarding the distribution of government palliatives. His assertion that the SA withholds palliatives is baseless and stems from a situation last December.

“Ordinarily, the student community receives enough bags of rice to be shared amongst NANS Executives NAOSS Executives Student Union Presidents and stakeholders; however, on that occasion, only 20 bags were released.

“As responsible leaders, the NAOSS National leadership immediately verified this through credible government channels and confirmed that 20 bags were indeed the total allocation to the student constituency.

“Unfortunately, instead of acknowledging verified facts, the chairman chose to disregard the truth and weaponize the situation to malign the SA conveniently forgetting that on numerous occasions when either NAOSS or NANS organizes programmes without government financial support, this same well-meaning SA has personally funded several activities from his own pocket.

“It is therefore alarming that an individual who has benefitted immensely from the SA’s benevolence would turn around to peddle misleading narratives.

“The Special Assistant to the Governor on Student Matters remains a widely acknowledged pillar of support and hope across the student community. His track record of personally funding the education of several student leaders and ordinary students alike is well-known and indisputable.

“We state categorically that the publication circulated by Comr. Francis is not only misleading but a complete misrepresentation of reality. It should not be accorded any measure of seriousness.”