ASUU Strike: UNIABUJA students offer to pay lecturers
After pleading with the Federal Government and the striking lecturers to
no avail, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the National
Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), have vowed to embark on a fund
raising mission to pay the lecturers of the University of Abuja Chapter
of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
According to
the Chairman NANS (FCT), Comrade Adediwura Ismaeel Adesina: “So far
Nigerian students have tried their best and we have realized that
Nigerian government and ASUU have exhausted our patience. We went on
different peaceful protests in FCT for them to know our plights and at
the end of the day nothing was done. ASUU continues to agitate for this
money
even as the Federal Government keeps saying that there is no
money. We begged ASUU to return to classes it refused while our future
is in jeopardy. That is why the National Association of Nigerian
Students, Joint Campuses Committee FCT axis now decided that since that
is the case, the students can pay ASUU. ”
He said since the
entire NANS can no longer reach a consensus on the ASUU strike, the FCT
chapter decided to tackle on the challenges of the University of Abuja
that is within its jurisdiction.
On how the students will raise
the money, Adesina said: “The stakeholders and NANS of FCT have now
declared a month rag service in FCT. We will move around from November 1
to the end of November. We will move from one office to another,
streets and different markets. We will talk to our parents, talk to our
brothers around FCT and we know from the one month rag days, we will be
able to raise substantial amount to pay ASUU.”
He explained that
since the FCT NANS does not have the financial capacity to pay the
entire ASUU, it will battle to settle the only university in the
territory-University of Abuja.
He promised that for transparency
and accountability, the union will announce its daily collections on
radios and televisions stations.
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