Outrage As NANS Names Wanted Drug Baron Nigerian Senator Kashamu Their Man-Of-The-Year

Wanted drug baron and Nigerian Senator, Buruji Kashamuaccepting award from NANS
The National President of NANS, Tijani Usman, had presented
the award to Kashamu last week for his ‘untiring, exemplary and
compassionate leadership style’.
While presenting the award to Kashamu in Ogun State,Usman
had said, “We decided to honour Senator Kashamu because we
know that he is neither the richest businessman nor politician in
Nigeria, yet we constantly hear of his philanthropic gestures to
Nigerians of all shades and colours, especially the less-
privileged.”
“We are fascinated at his large-heartedness even in the face of
needless distractions. We reckon that if all wealthy Nigerians
are like Senator Kashamu, the country will be a better place for
us all. That is why we decided to encourage him by giving him
this award.”
However, constitutional lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay, told our
correspondent that the decay in NANS was a reflection of
government and society.
Sagay, who is also the Chairman, Presidential Advisory
Committee on Corruption, said the gesture of NANS was similar
to the vote of confidence passed in Senate President Saraki by
his colleagues despite his ongoing corruption trial.
He said, “Our body polity has been affected by a disease. I am
not surprised that students can call Buruji Kashamu their hero
when senators passed a vote of confidence in Saraki because
he is undergoing a criminal trial. Of course, I know Saraki has
not been sentenced but this disease has also infected
students.”
In his reaction, human rights activist, Mr. Festus Keyamo, said,
“This is unfortunate; NANS has been destroyed. That is all I can
say.”
Also speaking, a Lagos-based lawyer, Ebun-olu Adegboruwa,
who was also the Student Union President at the Obafemi
Awolowo University in 1992, told our correspondent that NANS
goofed by giving a controversial politician an award.
He said, “The situation of Nigeria demands that students should
be progressives who work in the interest of the masses and
should be concerned about their future.
“I don’t know what he has done in furtherance of education and
democracy in Nigeria. Given the controversies surrounding his
sojourn in America as well as his cases in London and Nigeria, I
think NANS should have waited till these cases had been
concluded before giving him that award. During our time, we
never did such.”
An activist, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, who was the NANS president
from 1984 to 1985, told our correspondent that NANS had
become commercialised and is now the property of the highest
bidder.
He said during his time, NANS only gave awards to deserving
Nigerians. He recalled that NANS bestowed the title of the
‘Senior Advocate of the Masses’ on the late activist, Chief Gani
Fawehinmi (SAN).

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