The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says
there will be no presidential primaries in Abuja until the federal government
and the Academic Staff Union of Universities resolve their differences and call
off the strike action.
This was made known in a statement issued on Sunday by
Sunday Asefon, NANS president.
ASUU has been on strike since February 14 due to several
unresolved issues — one of which is the union’s insistence on making use of the
University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as a preferred
payment option, instead of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information
System (IPPIS).
Amid the strike action, Chris Ngige, minister of labour and
employment, and Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, minister of state for education, have
declared their interest to contest the 2023 presidential election.
NANS described the declaration of the ministers as “total
disrespect” for students who currently “languish” at home due to their
“collective failures”.
“We have also in the past weeks seen those saddled with
great responsibility in the education sector and those saddled with
responsibilities of resolving labour crises declaring interest to contest for
the seat of the President come 2023,” the statement reads.
“We are surprised by their effrontery and total disrespect
to the Nigerian people for having the courage to even moot the idea of
contesting talkless of picking up the N100m presidential form while students
languish at home because of their collective failures.
“Politicians have shown no concern for the plight of the
students but are only busy in their selfish and inordinate ambitions to become
the next President.
“Let me say without mincing words, the two major political
parties should forget any political gathering in Abuja or elsewhere except
there is a solution to the lingering ASUU strike.”
NANS threatened to frustrate all the activities leading to
the selection of party candidates if ASUU remains on strike.
The association said the federal government should either
resolve the strike or get ready to “give direct orders to the security
operatives to shoot us at the site during party conventions to select a
presidential candidate”.
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