A coalition of university lecturers, students, labour and civil
organisations yesterday marched on the streets of Abeokuta, the Ogun
State capital, to protest the alleged refusal of the Federal Government
to end the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The protesters carried placards denouncing the Federal Government’s
unwillingness to honour the terms of agreement it reached with ASUU in
2009.They urged Nigerians to use a mass rally to compel the government to release funds for the implementation of the agreement.The protesters took over roads, making vehicular movement difficult.Police Commissioner Ikemefuna Okoye said his men monitored the protest.
The Joint Action Front (JAF), the facilitator of the protest, said it was wrong of the Federal Government to allow students stay home for three months.JAF Secretary Abiodun Aremu said the government should be blamed for the strike.
The Joint Action Front (JAF), the facilitator of the protest, said it was wrong of the Federal Government to allow students stay home for three months.JAF Secretary Abiodun Aremu said the government should be blamed for the strike.
Aremu said: “Students have been home since July 1 because of the
strike. For three months, polytechnic students had their academic
calendar disrupted for similar reasons.
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