NANS on Monday, stormed Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to protest the seven-month industrial strike by ASUU
By Mosope Michaels
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has thrown its weight behind the protest embarked upon by the National Association of Nigerian Students ( NANS), who are calling for an end to the lingering lecturers’ strike.
NANS on Monday, stormed Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, calling on the government to resolve the seven-month industrial strike by ASUU
The students’ body had earlier threatened to ground activities at the local and international airports across the country beginning Monday due to the strike actions embarked upon by the university dons.
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Chairman, NANS National Task Force on ‘End ASUU Strike Now,’ Ojo Raymond Olumide, while speaking during the protest, said students were tired of pleading with both parties to end the strike.
Olumide asked ASUU not to call off the strike after any increment in their salary but to insist on other demands that led to the strike action.
He said, “Grounding the airport is for us to get solidarity and we will keep on grounding the local and international airports and they know the effect of us grounding the airport.
“The only thing we request for them is to open our campuses back. We Call on the Buhari government to pay all outstanding arrears and salaries of the lecturers. The policy of “No Work No Pay” is a fascist one. It is, therefore, condemnable and nonacceptable to all the millions of students in Nigeria.”
Reacting to the protest during a parley with journalists, ASUU’s National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke praised the students for fighting for their rights.
He said, “We commend NANS members for fighting for their rights. It is their right. The pro-chancellors are doing well too. We hope the government will listen to them because they (pro-chancellors) understand what is happening in the Nigerian universities.”
