Nigeria, May 17 -- At a time when Nigerian students are facing increasing pressure from Nigeria's rising cost of living and slumbering academic standards, the umbrella body of Nigerian students has decided to put on a show of shame unfit for even the gutters of Nigeria's politics.

Nigerian students have repeatedly shown their worth to the Nigerian project. Even in the heydays of military rule, when the dark forces of military dictatorship threatened the nascent foundations of Nigeria's democracy, Nigerian students, rallying under NANS, were always at hand to defend their country. Their vociferous protests provided the perfect nightmare for many military dictators.

With such an illustrious history behind it in a country where it is easy ...