“Nigerian Government Won’t Find It Easy” – UNILORIN Students Protest Over ASUU Strike

The students of the university of Ilorin (unilorin) on Tuesday may 10, 2020 came out to protest against the prolonged Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.

The unilorin students, in their large number, said they planned to go to the Government house, roads linking to the airport, State House of Assembly, Federal Secretariat, Police headquarters, Directorate of state security services (DSS), if the meeting between the lecturers and the federal government do not yield progress this week.

The protesting students, who appeared moody, cried out of continuously staying at home due to the strike action, calling on the federal government to meet ASUU demands to enable them complete their academic activities.

The students, while reciting the national anthem in different sad postures to depict their dissatisfaction, sat on the ground, squatted, and lied down while reciting, saying they will not come out to cast their vote in general elections if the strike action was not called off.

The protest also saw men and officers of the Police, DSS and Man ‘O War manning strategic locations around the institution and providing security in order to see that the peaceful protest was not hijacked by hoodlums.

Speaking with journalists, the president of the Unilorin Students Union Government (SUG), Comrade Taofik Waliu, said that the protest was to create awareness among stakeholders and members of the public Upon the lingering ASUU strike, stressing that, “we are tired”.

Also speaking, the state chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Salman Yusuf Yisa, called on state governors to intervene, adding that the issue is beyond the federal government.

He further said; “If by next week we don’t see an end to this strike action Nigerians would not find it easy. It’s going to be tough and massive. CONTINUE READING…