ONGOING STRIKE: NANS threatens to block federal roads by Weekend as FG meeting with ASUU fails
NEWS DIGEST – The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), has vowed to block all federal roads by weekend, if the ongoing strike is not resolved between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The NANS president, Sunday Asefon, disclosed on Channels Television that inclusion to the road blockage, the union will hold protest at two federal ministries.
This is coming shortly after ASUU tweeted that its meeting with the federal government could not yield positive result and a new date for the another meeting will be disclosed soon.
The union on its Twitter handle said, “The conciliatory meeting between the minister of Labour and the leadership of ASUU on Tuesday evening has come to an end with both parties refusing to brief the press on the issues that were discussed.”
News Digest had earlier reported that the minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige will be meeting with ASUU.
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The NANS president said, “If we do not see a concrete decision between the federal government and ASUU or if they fail to address this issue by Saturday or Sunday, or if there is no press statement from ASUU telling students to go back to school, then our ultimatum stands.”
“We would have no choice but to tell Nigeria students to block all federal roads and the office of the minister of education and office of the minister of labour should also be blocked.
“We are resolute and it’s high time the government takes our lives and education in this country seriously. The Nigerian government should do something to stop bastardising our educational sector.
Speaking on behalf of Nigerian students, Asefon said students across all universities in the country are irritated by the present situation between ASUU and the government after the 2020 ASUU strike that lasted for nine months.
NANS conceded that the ongoing strike is essential for the good of the students but disclosed that the government needs to be truthful in its decisions.
“If we look at it, 30 per cent to 40 per cent of ASUU’s agitation is for the benefit of the Nigerian students”.
Asefon said all the actions and inactions fall back on the students because even if the ASUU goes on strike for two years, the union’s salaries will still be paid as well as the ministers, but the students will be static in their academic pursuits.
NANS, however, urge the Buhari government to swiftly execute the agreement with ASUU as a way to put an end to the incessant industrial actions affecting Nigerian students.
