By Maryam Abeeb
A factional President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Umar Faruk Lawal, has called on the federal government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to immediately resolve the ongoing strike or face mass action from students.
He made this known while addressing pressmen in a conference in Abuja.
It would be recalled that NANS held its election recently and two factional presidents emerged, one led by Lawal and the other by Usman Umar.
According to him, the Nigerian Student’s patience has been stretched beyond its elastic limit and have resolved to liberate themselves from the recurring effect of the industrial action by ASUU.
“That Federal Government through the Ministry of Education should within few working days resolve the lingering ASUU strike. Also, we shall mobilise our students towards occupying the ministry of education until our demands are met.”
He also demanded that the federal government should set visitation panels to address issues of all politically expelled and rusticated students, while calling on stakeholders to ensure education is given the desired attention by increment of budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Education in order to meet up with the UNESCO threshold.
