ASUU Strike: Nigerian Students Association to join NLC nationwide protest

Temitope Mustapha, Abuja

On Jul 20, 2022

The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Sunday Asefon has directed all NANS structures across the country to mobilize and join the Nigeria Labour Congress nationwide protest scheduled to hold on 26-27 July 2022.

The NANS President who gave the directive in a statement made available to Journalists on Wednesday in Abuja added that “NANS will only be involved in the mobilization of students to the protest sites and will act based on the direction provided by the NLC. “

According to Asefon, Students Union Government (SUG), Joint Campus Committee (JCC), Zonal Coordinators as well as other NANS structures are to begin mobilization to participate in what it called, the rescue mission of NLC.

Asefon commended the National Leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress for their steadfastness and commitment to join forces with Nigerians to advocate for the end of the over 6month old ASUU Strike.

“While NANS has organised various protests in the past with no substantial results, also our advocacy and consultation have not yielded any desirable result. We have activated a political solution and we are very hopeful that an end is in the purview

“However, we are in total support of the planned protest by NLC as we believe this will stem up the advocacy and assist in no mean measure to put adequate pressure on the Federal Government to do all that is required to stop the strike.

“I, therefore, direct all NANS structures across the country to mobilize and join the NLC protest. NANS will only be involved in the mobilization of students to the protest sites and will act based on the direction provided by the NLC.

“NANS structures across the country shall submit to the leadership of NLC all through the protest.

“Once again, I commend NLC and its leadership for their thoughtfulness and solidarity at this critical time,” he added.

PIAK