…Invests Her Youngest Patron In History Of NANS

In view of her invaluable contribution to the growth and development of education in Delta State and Nigeria, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has presented an award of excellence to Miss Usiwo Orezimena Jane aka (Janemena) as the “ Icon of Hope and Inspiration To The Nigerian Students”.

Popular celebrity, Janemena (3rd left) displaying the award of excellence, certificate of credence and investiture medal presented to her; the NANS JCC Chairman, Comrade Egwolo Akpere (middle); former National Vice-President of NANS, Comrade Victor Erherhine (3rd right); Comrade Anthony Arugba (left) and other executive of NANS during the presentation ceremony in Asaba.

She was also invested as patroness of NANS in recognition of her immense contribution to the student body and Nigerian education at large.

Making the presentation in Asaba, the Delta State capital, the Chairman of NANS Joint Campus Committee, Delta State, Comrade Egwolo Akpere, revealed that her selfless service to humanity, positive contributions towards human capital development and empowerment strides endeared the student’s group to honour her.

He said: “ In your course of striving hard to distinguish yourself among others as regards to helping the less privileged in the society, maybe you never realized that the eyes of the Nigerian students were watching you keenly. This award we are presenting to you today (23 of March 2019) will give u insight on how much you have impacted the lives of students.

“ However, we wish to enjoin you not to relent in your selfless service to humanity as this award is not the end of the road but an opportunity to do more, so as to bag more awards even at the international level.”

The chairman revealed that NANS does not enjoy direct access to funding from government at any level, adding that it was on this note that it solely depends on well-meaning individuals and cooperate bodies to enable it serve the students better.

Responding, Janemena who was visibly elated, stated: “ I want to start by saying a big thank to NANS for finding me worthy of this honour. I usually don’t like taking awards unless, in my mind, I somehow deserve it. Hearing you speak now, meant you have carried out a background check on my activities.

“ On this note, I am honoured by this great recognition. I am going to cherish this award for life. This award will not only spur me to do more for the Nigerian students but make me double my efforts.

“ I want to use this opportunity to call on the Federal Government to invest massively in education in order to improve the quality of graduates being churned out every year. Education is the bedrock of every modern society which is why government should increase the allocation for education.”