₦airaland Forum

ceospecial: President of the Academic Staff Union
ofUniversities (ASUU), Dr Nasir Fagge,
yesterday dashed the hopes of
students and parents as he vowed that
the union will continue its over one
month strike until government meets all its demands. Fagge, who spoke to journalists after
leaving the sub-committee meeting
headed by Benue State Governor
Gabriel Suswan’s NEEDS Assessment
committee, stated that the union would
not end the strike until the union completely deals with all the challenges
confronting universities. When asked if ASUU could not end the
strike for the interest of the students, he
said NO. He queried: “Didn’t we do that in the
past? How many times did we call off strike
before and nothing happened? When we call off strike, people just go
back and sleep. Is that what you want
us to do?
To Continue having strike in this
country? Don’t you think for once, it is better we
come out and things are done right
before we call off the strike? I think that
is better for this country.”