The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari should recall the sacked 13 Vice Chancellors (VCs) from the federal universities.

Mallam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education had issued sack letters to the affected Vice Chancellors, including the Governing Councils and Boards of the institutions.

However, during the National Executive Council meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Buhari apologised for dissolving the governing councils and boards of the institutions.

Hinging on Buhari’s apology, NANS National President, Tijani Usman Shehu, at a press conference in Abuja urged Adamu to do the needful by reinstating the sacked VCs, adding that the group will not relent until the government complies

Tijani laments, ‘The unjustly sacked Vice Chancellors should be reinstated immediately in consonance with Mr President apology and spelt out universities rules.

‘We are dismally dismayed by the fact that the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has remained hesitant in doing the needful which is the reinstatement of the sacked Vice Chancellors which was wrongfully done.

‘Rather the minister has chosen to give a diverse counter- interpretations to Mr. President’s apology just to soothe his whims and ego whereas the President categorically stated that there are specifically spelt out roles for which the Governing Councils are meant to perform and which cannot be usurped, such as the appointment of Vice Chancellors.

‘Clearly, Mallam Adamu’s refusal to take the right path has demonstrated his contempt and disregard for our dear president, Muhammadu Buhari. On the heels of this, we herein state our resolve to peacefully press until the right thing is done with respect to the sack of the 13 affected Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities.’

The NANS president revealed that several letters which had been sent to the Ministry of Education through the Permanent Secretary, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan have not been attended to.

‘The minister should tender an unreserved apology to Nigerian students and the entire academic community for his misleading actions and statements thus far’.