Following the protracted
industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the
National Association of Nigerian Students has appealed to the body to accept
Federal Government’s offer and call off the strike.
NANS made the appeal, in a
statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Comrade Bestman Okereafor,
on Saturday.
The statement reads, “NANS is
passionately appealing to ASUU to consider the offer made by the Federal
Government in the interest of Nigerian students.
“Even as NANS delegation shall be
meeting with Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the National President of ASUU and his
executives next week on the resumption of classes in the universities.”
NANS also wish “to reassure our
compatriots that NANS under the watch of Comrade Aruna Kadiri is poised and
committed to giving a more proactive and responsive representation to students.
“We are optimistic that the storm
in the universities will be over soonest.”
ASUU had on August 14 announced
the commencement of an indefinite strike, following the failure of the Federal
Government to meet some of its demands.
Against this backdrop, delegates
of the Federal Government had on Thursday met with ASUU and agreed to set up a
seven-man joint committee to look into ASUU demands and also release funds for
infrastructural needs in universities.
ASUU delegates at the meeting
accepted the offer but they would take the proposal to their members in various
states and universities chapters.
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