The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has
called on
the Federal Government to look into the plight of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) to avert the indefinite strike.
National President, NANS, Mr. Chinonso Obasi, made the call in a statement made
available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday.
“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 break down 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.
According to him, NANS finds it hard to believe that past
governments would fail to honour agreements with members of ASUU for more than
seven years.
Obasi, however, said the association in the light of the foregoing
gave the Federal Government 21 days to resolve outstanding issues with ASUU in
the interest of longsuffering Nigerian students.
He explained that the students would be forced to bear the brunt of
the break down in the negotiation between the union and the government.
He added that NANS would be meeting in the coming week with leaders
of ASUU to find out their irreducible minimum in their demands.
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