ASUU Strike: What To Do Ahead Of NLC Solidarity Protest- NANS Instructs Students
AFNews Reporter
Jul 20, 2022
ASUU Strike: What To Do Ahead Of NLC Solidarity Protest- NANS Instructs Students
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has declared support for the planned solidarity protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC slated on July 26 and 27, over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU.
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Consequently it has directed students across the country to join in the two-day solidarity protest.
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NANS disclosed this in a statement issued by its president, Comrade Asefon, in Abuja on Wednesday.
Asefon commended the leadership of the NLC for their steadfastness and commitment to join forces with well-meaning Nigerians to advocate for the end of the protracted ASUU strike.
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"While NANS has organized various protests in the past with no substantial results, also our advocacy and consultation has not yielded any desirable result. We have activated political solution and we are very hopeful that an end is in the purview,ÔÇØ he said.
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He added:"However, we are in total support of the planned protest by NLC as we believe this will stem up the advocacy and assist in no mean measure to put adequate pressure on the Federal Government to do all that is required to stop the strike.ÔÇØ
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"I, therefore, direct all NANS structures across the country to mobilise and join NLC protest.
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ÔÇØ NANS will only be involved in the mobilization of students to the protest sites and will act based on the direction provided by the NLC.
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ÔÇØ NANS structures across the country shall submit to the leadership of NLC all through the protest,ÔÇØ he added.
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