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| President of NANS, Chinonso Obasi. [Photo credit: International Centre for Investigative Reporting] |
The National Association of Nigerian
Students, NANS, has given the federal government a 21-day ultimatum
to resolve the Academic Staff Union of Universities strike action to
enable the students return to school.
The association warned that students
would shut down the country if the government fails to resolve the
issues and end the strike within the stipulated time.
This was contained in a statement
issued on Tuesday by the National President of NANS, Chinonso Obasi.
The association called on government
and ASUU to have “constructive engagement” to resolve the
lingering issues that led to the declaration of the strike.
Mr. Obasi said incessant and prolonged
strike was one of the factors responsible for the falling standard of
education in Nigeria.
“Incessant strikes and stoppage of
academic activities as a result of lack of agreements or lack of
adherence and implementation of duly executed memorandum of
agreements between the Federal Government and ASUU do not reflect and
demonstrate commitment to the sustainable development of the nation’s
education sector and human capital,” he said.
Mr. Obasi said NANS had called on the
Nigerian Senate to convene an emergency meeting to deliberate on the
strike and other issues of critical national importance.
“NANS will await the outcome of
meeting (between government and ASUU) to determine the next line of
action,” he said.
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