The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday said its members in the nation’s tertiary institutions would continue to occupy major highways in protest against the ongoing nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
They spoke one after the other at the Sagamu junction on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during their protest against the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ continuing strike (ASUU).
Recall that students stopped the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday morning in protest of the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ continuing strike (ASUU).
Hundreds of students urged an early end to the walkout, which had reached its seventh month. Many motorists on the route were trapped with their passengers as a result of the circumstances.
All pleas from motorists and commuters to the furious students were ignored because NANS members insisted on remaining on the road till the Federal Government granted their demands.
Mr. Afeez Akinteye, National Vice-President, NANS External Affairs, addressed the media at the site, saying, “Our demand is not new; it is for the government to terminate the ASUU strike now.”
“This is plenty for us. We began protesting today and will continue until the strike is called off.
“We just want to return to the classrooms; they should finance education and terminate the ASUU strike.”
“With the new leadership of NANS, it will not be business as usual,” Akinteye said.
He stated that the demonstration would be ongoing and that students were willing to go to whatever lengths to return to their classes.
In addition, Mr. Elvis Ekundina, Deputy Senate President of NANS, stated that students would continue to block all federal routes until the government resolved the concerns with ASUU.
Ekundina stated that immediate action should be taken to allow students to return to class, claiming that they were the most affected by the ongoing standoff between the Federal Government and ASUU.
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) stated on Tuesday that its members across the country’s tertiary institutions will continue to seize key roadways in protest of the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) continuing statewide strike.
They spoke one after the other at the Sagamu junction on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during their protest against the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ continuing strike (ASUU).
Mr. Damilola Simeon, a NANS member, commented that students supported adequate funding for the nation’s educational system.
Simeon requested that the Federal Government pay the lecturers’ outstanding arrears and wages.
Meanwhile, Mr Ahmed Umar, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun, informed Newsmen that his men were in charge of traffic control at the scene.
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