45-year-old civil servant, student emerges NANS president

A 45-year-old civil servant has been elected the new president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).

Amid chaos and violence that characterised the convention at the old parade ground, Abuja on Thursday, Sunday Asefon who works with the Ekiti State Government, got 155 votes to defeat his closest rival, Olushola Oladoja, who scored 100 votes.

Oladoja , reported to be a student of  Ekiti State University, replaces Bamidele Akpan.