Nigerian students under the auspices of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) threatened the Federal Government on Saturday, resolving to shut down all international airports nationwide in continuation of their protests to end the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ lingering strike (ASUU).
The students stated that the actions were required in order to let Nigerian leaders and the government feel the sufferings that they had inflicted on students over the last seven months, condemning the federal government’s attitude toward the striking professors as well as education in general.
Converging in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, on Saturday, the students declared that the four-day shutdown of busy highways and expressways had been a success, but that the move to disrupt international travel from September 19, 2022, is intended to make the bourgeoisie and the government feel the pains that students had endured.
Ojo Raymond Olumide, Chairman of the NANS National Task Force on ‘End ASUU Strike Now,’ stated that students were tired of begging with both parties to end the strike.
Olumide stated that the Federal Government should brace itself for another round of the mother of all wars by closing all international airports throughout the country.
He emphasized that airports will be occupied and grounded until the strike is called off, and that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari must pay all outstanding arrears and wages of professors.
“We will start another wave of protests next week by assaulting the airspaces on Monday, September 19th, 2022 to #OccupyTheAirports.” We want the world to know about the sorrow and grief these students are experiencing.
“Nigerian students whose parents founded the Commonwealth cannot continue to struggle at home with our teachers while the few who benefit from our labour and blood have their children overseas jollying and flexing.” We call on students to rise and join us as we take control of our own futures. Our demands are always clear and concise. We request that ASUU leadership convene as soon as possible to discuss solidarity activities and strategize for the next phase of the fights.
“Nigerian students are not subject to security forces, and we have not seen any action taken by them to prevent the ASUU strike.” He stated that they could not inform them that they were unaware of what was going on.
“I’d been on the road for four days and had gathered a lot of support.” Grounding the airport is a show of unity, and we will continue to ground local and international airports.
“They understand the impact of grounding the airport; all we want is that they reopen our campuses.” They should provide adequate fiscal allocation; we are not requesting 26 percent, but rather 22 percent.” We vote no confidence in both the labor and education ministries. We urge the Buhari administration to pay all outstanding arrears and wages to lecturers. The “No Work, No Pay” policy is fascist; it is so condemned and unacceptable to everybody.
“We will not beg again, we promise.” We will organize all students to shut down the country. There is no education! “There is no movement,” NANS chairman remarked.
Olumide attacked the Minister of Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola, for his alleged statement on the students’ barricading of federal highways. Olumide added that the strike had lingered owing to the lack of political class children in public colleges.
“Because of Nigerians, the federal and state governments were and remain uneasy with our protests.” Instead of responding sensibly, we were astounded when Minister of Works Babatunde Fashola declared fundamental human rights ‘illegal!’
“Another, the minister’s outburst is yet another indication that the Buhari administration despises genuine educational growth.”
“They never apologize and are hell-bent on dismantling every last vestige of state welfare.” They would rather murder public schools than renovate them.
“Nigerian pupils are not shocked that the Buhari administration is unconcerned with public education.” After all, all of the politicians’ children are educated overseas, but the children of the masses, who make up 99 percent of the population, are only suitable to be bullies, hard laborers, and sex slaves.
“We dare to state that this barbarism will not be tolerated any longer.” And, on that basis, we call on ASUU’s national leadership to join forces with Nigerian students to finish the fight we started by declaring a state of emergency in the educational sector.”
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