The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to intervene in the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ prolonged strike to allow students to return to school.
Mr Usman Barambu, the newly elected President of NANS, made the announcement at a news conference in Abuja on Monday.
The protracted conflict between ASUU and the Federal Government, which had lasted almost seven months, was termed as concerning by Barambu.
He noted that the incessant strikes had affected the academic calendar of public owned universities.
“Also, it has negatively impacted on the future of Nigerian students, as a programme of four years now would last for six years,” he added.
Similarly, the chairman, Communiqué Drafting Committee, Mr Usman Ayuba, urged Buhari to bring on board capable hands with experience and capacity to stem the tide of insecurity in the country.
Ayuba also appealed to the government to proffer workable solutions to address incessant clashes between farmers and herders across the country.
ASUU Strike: NANS Asks Students To Begin Street Protests
He called on the Ministry of Education to give priority attention to the sector in terms of budgetary allocation to meet the UNESCO standard and recommendation of setting aside 26 per cent of annual budget to education by developing countries.
The students also wanted lecturers involved in the business of sex for marks to desist from such nefarious activities, stressing that students would expose anyone found culpable.
(NAN)
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