The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened another strike action that could disrupt the nation’s academic calendar if the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) do not resolve the ongoing disputes within seven days.
NANS President, Olushola Oladoja, stated this on Wednesday in a press statement, saying the recent threat of industrial action by ASUU was jeopardizing the progress.
Oladoja said: “It is, therefore, in this spirit that NANS appeals to both ASUU and the Federal Government’s negotiation team to find a workable and lasting solution within the next seven days.
“Nigerian students, many of whom are now studying through educational loans, cannot afford to have their academic calendar disrupted or their duration on campus extended again”.
The students’ body expressed concern over the growing tension between the government and ASUU, warning that any disruption to the academic calendar would be unacceptable to Nigerian students.
“The recent threat of industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has become a source of concern to Nigerian students nationwide. It is regrettable that despite the huge progress recorded, this strike, a result of miscommunication and poor crisis management with the timely implementation of the resolutions earlier reached with ASUU, is thereby creating avoidable tension that now threatens the peace and progress of the education sector,” he said.
Oladoja revealed that NANS’ independent findings showed that a meeting earlier convened by the federal government to address ASUU’s grievances was not attended by the union due to procedural disagreements.
“We have secured assurances from both parties that they are ready to attend the meeting once it is properly reconvened. NANS, therefore, calls on the government to immediately reconvene the meeting to close this communication gap,” the statement stated.
The union appealed to Tinubu to personally intervene, warning that failure to act swiftly could erode the goodwill and stability achieved in the education sector.
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