The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, deploy his fatherly disposition to resolve the lingering strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by personally brokering peace to enable students return to school.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the newly-elected President of NANs, Comrade Usman Barambu, described as worrisome the lingering dispute betweenASUU and the Federal Government which had lasted for about seven months.
He noted that the strike had affected the academic calendar of mainly public-owned universities and had negatively impacted on the future of Nigerian students, as a program scheduled for four years, has now lasted for six years.
Earlier, the Chairman, Communiqué Drafting Committee, Comrade Usman Ayuba, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to bring on board capable hands with
experience and capacity to stem the tide of insecurity in the country.
He appealed to the Government to proffer workable solutions to address incessant clashes between farmers and herders across the country.
Comrade Ayuba called on the Ministry of Education to give priority attention to the sector in terms of budgetary allocation to meet the UNESCO standard and
recommendation of setting aside 26% annual budget to education by developing countries.
The Students also wanted lecturers involved in the business of sex-for-marks to desist from such nefarious activities, stressing that students would expose anyone found culpable.
The Electoral Committee of NANS on its part, commended the large turn-out of student who registered across the country during the just concluded voters registration exercise by the Independent National Electoral Co.mission (INEC).
Comrade Ayuba advised students to obtain their voter cards and elect credible candidates during next year’s general election.
