By Ikagbemi Modupe

When the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) announced its so-called vote of no confidence in the Head of National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Dr. Amos Dangut, many Nigerians could not help but roll their eyes.

Once upon a time, student unionism was the conscience of society, a platform for progressive agitation. Today, what we are witnessing is a parody of activism, hollow drama, baseless allegations, and the handiwork of invisible paymasters using students as pawns.

The charges against WAEC are as sweeping as they are shallow. According to NANS, WAEC under Dr. Dangut has presided over “systemic failure,” “mass failure in English,” “late-night examinations,” and “gross misconduct.” These words make for sensational headlines, but the substance is missing.

heart, let it channel its energies into pushing for practical reforms: improving funding for education, reducing the exploitation of students through arbitrary fees, lobbying for better hostel facilities, and working with the government to improve teachers’ welfare. That is the kind of activism Nigeria needs, not this hogwash of blackmail masquerading as advocacy.

Nigerians should therefore treat this vote of no confidence for what it is: a hollow drama scripted by joblessness and acted out by a body that has lost its moral compass. Hogwash, after all, remains hogwash, no matter how elegantly it is packaged.

• Modupe writes from Abuja.