The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) made itsposition known on Thursday that it was in support of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ongoing strike.
“ASUU’s strike actions and demands are genuine and very timely in other to rescue our educational sector from total collapse,” the students said in a press release by the NANS President, Prince Miaphen.
According to Mr. Miaphen, the struggle by ASUU is genuine.
“NANS is in total support of the positions and stand of ASUU that our educational sector is in shamble and disarray. We also support ASUU’s insistence that government should provide proper funding to all higher institutions in the country.”
The union leader threatened that his association would embark on nationwide protests should the ongoing ASUU strike continue.
“If ASUU demands are not met soonest, NANS will have no choicethan to mobilize Nigerian students Nationwide to stage a peaceful protest against Ministry of Education to press on all relevant Authorities to pay ASUU their due entitlements,” he said.
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