The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASUU on Monday 14th August officially announced the commencement of its nationwide industrial actions at a news conference held in Abuja.
As a result of the strike, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) called on the Federal Government (FG) to look into the situation of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) or face students vexation.
NANS National President, Mr Chinonso Obasi gave the threat in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday saying the FG has just 21 days to resolve its outstanding issues with ASUU in the interest of longsuffering Nigerian students.
According to Mr Obasi, Nigerian students will be forced to ground activities in the country if at the end of the 21days ultimatum, the issue was not resolved.
“NANS finds it hard to believe that past governments will fail to honour agreements with members of ASUU for more than seven years,”he said.
Mr Obasi said that NANS would be meeting in the coming week with leaders of ASUU to find out which of their demands is incapable of being brought into a different condition or form.
He explained that the students would be forced to bear the brunt of the collapse in the negotiation between the union and the government.
“It is with deep pain and regret that NANS received the news of another indefinite strike by ASUU over the Federal Government’s indifference to their plight.
“Nigerian students sees the breakdown in negotiations as a further proof that political leaders don’t care about their future.
”Consequently, we wish to call on the Federal Government to do all it can to get ASUU back to the classrooms.
“The demands of ASUU are reasonable and touch on the integrity of government, especially in the light of the fight against corruption,” he said.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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