ASUU Updates :NANS applauds Government's efforts, opposes lecturers

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has emphatically opposed the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. NANS at a press briefing in Kano asserted that some of the demands by the union were very “unrealistic and not implement able” The National President of the Union, Yinka Gbadebo, had during the press briefing appealed to the striking lecturers to suspend the ongoing strike, while dialogue towards peaceful resolution of the disagreement continues. Yinka said, “in the history of ASUU strike, no government has ever responded positively the way President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has done, and I believe strongly this gesture should be reciprocated for the sake of harmony.” Mr. Gbadebo in company of representatives of student leaders from more than 40 universities from across the country blamed the leadership of ASUU for boycotting a meeting earlier scheduled with the student body(NANS), saying that the meeting would have played a major role towards resolving the ongoing face-off. “In as much as we sympathise with ASUU over the predicament that resulted into the industrial action, millions of Nigerian students are simply tired of staying at home, hence we appeal that the strike be called off, and negotiations resume immediately,” he affirmed