The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged described the “total and indefinite strike” declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities as “unpatriotic and wicked”.
This as the students association urged state-owned universities to resume academic activities.
This was contained in a statement signed by the NANS President, Sunday Asefon on Wednesday, Channels Television reports.
Recall that InsideOjodu had on Monday reported that ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, said in a statement that the National Executive Council of the union in Abuja “resolved to transmute the roll-over strike to a comprehensive, total and indefinite strike action beginning from 12.01 a.m. on Monday, 29th August 2022.”
But, Asefon alleged that the decision to extend the industrial action after six months was easy for ASUU because they keep employment at various private universities around the country.
He said, “We have taken the time to review the decision of ASUU to declare an indefinite strike after the ongoing six-month strike. We consider the decision not only unpatriotic, unnecessary but wicked and definitely not in the interest of our nation nor the tertiary education system in Nigeria.”
“We call on State Government to forthwith liaise with Vice-Chancellors of state institutions to announce the resumption of academic activities and grant the Vice-Chancellors authority to enforce the resumption as state
the strike in the first place,” Asefon added.
The NANS President urged ASUU leadership in state institutions to toe the path of honour and called off the strike.