NANS Faults Appointment Of Mandy Kiss As LASKADA Anti-drug Ambassador

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed interest implicit the caller assignment of Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, popularly known arsenic Mandy Kiss, arsenic a marque ambassador of the Lagos State “Kick Against Drug Abuse” inaugural (LASKADA).

NANS’ Assistant Secretary General, Comrade Adejuwon Olatunji Emmanuel who noted that the run itself was laudable, said the prime of Mandy Kiss arsenic ambassador was some inappropriate and counterproductive.

“Mandy Kiss, days earlier this appointment, publically made statements astir engaging successful wide intersexual activity, remarks that went viral and generated nationalist outrage.

“Such pronouncements are inconsistent with the values of responsibility, dignity, and self-control that a nationalist wellness run similar LASKADA is meant to promote.

“The credibility of the messenger is arsenic important arsenic the message, and successful this case, the messenger undermines the message”, NANS said.

According to the students, the determination by the Lagos State Commissioner for Youth & Social Development, Hon. Mobolaji Ogunlende, to o.k. this assignment raises superior questions astir judgement and owed process, adding that power unsocial cannot beryllium the ground for specified a delicate role.

“While it is existent that young radical perceive to influencers, the close ambassadors indispensable harvester power with credibility, education, and a way grounds of affirmative impact.

“There are countless educated young Nigerians, students, graduates, professionals, and liable societal media influencers who bid some visibility and respect, and who would person been acold much deserving choices for this role.

“We powerfully believes that this assignment sends the incorrect connection astatine a clip erstwhile authorities should beryllium intentional astir values, relation models, and the aboriginal of Nigerian youth.

“By endorsing arguable figures with questionable conduct, the authorities risks trivialising the combat against cause maltreatment and eroding nationalist spot successful an different noble campaign”.

While acknowledging that the commissioner came retired to support the crushed for the appointment, NANS argued, “Does helium not cognize specified assignment wilĺ marque much youths to privation to bash atrocious things to get authorities honour?

“What property does she possess, that made them to marque her ambassador ? What are we to larn from her?

“However, the Lagos State authorities indispensable instantly retreat the assignment of Mandy Kiss arsenic LASKADA Ambassador,” helium said.

Emmanuel further said, “The Commissioner should apologise to stakeholders, including students, parents, and younker advocates, whose spot successful the run has been shaken,”

He besides called for a transparent enactment process to guarantee that aboriginal ambassadors are educated, credible, and susceptible of inspiring young radical positively.

NANS recommended that the authorities authorities should prosecute credible students, reformed substance-abuse survivors, younker leaders, respected professionals, and societal media figures with cleanable reputations who tin talk with authorization and integrity.

“As the dependable of Nigerian students, NANS remains committed to supporting each effort aimed astatine curbing cause abuse.

“However, we volition ne'er basal by and ticker the conflict for younker improvement reduced to sensational headlines and misplaced priorities.

“The unity and wellness of our younker are excessively important to beryllium gambled with. We telephone connected the Lagos State authorities to close this mistake instantly successful the involvement of the campaign’s occurrence and the credibility of leadership”, Emmanuel added.