The students say the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not doing enough to end the strike.
Two months after Nigerian
Universities have been shut down, the National Association of Nigerian
Students (NANS) is planning to organize a mass action against all
parties responsible for the ongoing nationwide strike.
This was announced in a statement signed by the President of the students’ association, Comrade Danielson Akpan Bamidele.
In the statement, the students’ leader blamed
the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) not making appreciable steps in resolving the crises.
ASUU leaders and federal government delegates in a meeting to end ASUU strike.
Akpan also accused university lecturers of not
showing enough commitment to suspend the strike. He added that the
lecturers during their meeting with the Federal Government deliberately
walked out of the meeting.
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He said, “The
minor disagreement over figures in salaries shortfall which the
government claimed to be N15 billion as against ASUU’s N25 billion.”
“None of the issues mentioned above
directly improves the lot of Nigerian students or infrastructure and
basic amenities on our campuses. Again, why are Nigerian Students made
to suffer for the interests of ASUU or ASUP which doesn’t improve lots
of Nigerian students?”
Earlier, Nigerian students accused ASUU leaders of being selfish about the ongoing strike, saying the lecturers are not fighting for the interest of Nigerian students.
The students, therefore, threatened to come out in full force to protest over ASUU strike soon.
Since Monday, November 5, 2019, Nigerian
University undergraduates have been forced to stay at home after ASUU
declared an indefinite nationwide strike.