The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Zone D (Southwest) yesterday distrupted the ACTIVITIES marking the 53rd celebration of the independence anniversary in Ibadan, Oyo State. The protesters blocked the major roads in parts of the state calling on the striking university lecturers and the Federal Government to resolve their face-off.
The protest started at about 9:30 am and marched through Agodi-Gate, Agbowo, Mokola round-about, Total Garden and stopped at the Iwo-Road inter-change.
Numbering over one thousand (1000) , they complained among other things, the underfunding of the education sector and chanted anti-government slogans, accusing the Federal Government of lackadaisical attitude towards education.
The security agents kept watch over them to ensure that the protest did not go out of control.
The angry students through their leader, Mr Monsuru Adeyemo asserted, “There is urgent need to save the education sector in Nigeria from total collapse from claws of capitalist ruling elites.
“As a result of poor government funding, in spite of stupendous wealth of the country, Nigeria’s public education, from primary to tertiary levels is bedeviled with inadequate facilities for learning , proper teaching and research.
“Hostel facilities in the few schools where they still exist are insufficient and dilapidated , that is why morethan 10 million Nigerian children are out of school.
”Only just this year (2013), about 1.7 million candidates sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and from the available space in all the universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in the country only less than 29 per cent of the total candidates will be admitted, thus leaving out over 1.2 million candidates.
“We have to actively join the struggle to force the Government to implement the agreement with all unions so that tertiary institutions can be reopened. It will mean better funding of education and a great relief to overburdened students if this agreement is fully implemented”

source : http://www.nairacity..com/2013/10/nans-disrupts-independence-anniversary.html

culled and edited from http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/nans-disrupts-independence-anniversary-ibadan/

FG n ASUU..help us please..this strike is not funny

Titiluvly: FG n ASUU..help us please..this strike is not funny

it will soon be over dearest.

luvola: it will soon be over dearest.

Amen!!

Titiluvly:

Amen!!

u.w. check my signature and beep me.*enjoy gej fresh air

moving students. ever daring. imagine if all uni students round d nation did same.

I dont see this strike ending this year. I just saw A̶̲̥̅ thread here on nairaland that ASUU needs 3trillion not 130billion. Where F.G go take get that kind money?

Other students (NANS)should join.
Solidarity is for ever, we shall always fight for our rights

What are we suppose to be celebrating when our educational sector is in shambles?