The National Association of Nigerian
Students (NANS), on Monday, staged a mass peaceful protest to make known
their grievances as regards the ongoing Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnic (ASUP) strike, calling on the Federal Government to
intervene as a matter of urgency.
Blocking
the entrance of Governor Babatunde Fashola’s office, the students said
they are tired of staying at home, promising to mobilise all students
nationwide and shut down all federal roads.
NANS also condemned the age-long discrimination polytechnic graduates
have continued to suffer in the labour market against their university
counterparts, calling on government to review the issue.
A student from Ilaro polytechnic, Idowu Gbemileke, stressed that
they had spent 11 months and two weeks at home doing nothing while the
Federal Government had kept mum on the strike so far.
Questioning Nyesom Wike’s ability to function effectively as the
Supervising Minister of Education, the Nigerian students, called for his
immediate removal as a minister and urged for a reform in the education
sector.
“We say no to any plan by the federal and state government to
increase or introduce new tuition fee on various campus,” the students
said.
Their demands included a reduction in LASU’s school fees;
reinstatement of all banned unions by the management of University of
Lagos (UNILAG); conversion of Higher National Diploma (HND) to Bachelor
of Technology (B.Tech) and immediate removal of the minister of
education.
The students sang several protest songs, displaying placards that
read, ‘implement all agreements with ASUP, COEASU others, we say no to
Wike as the Minister of Education.’ (Nigeria Tribune)
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