One of our problems is Adamu Adamu, says NANS President We may have to protest again, says NANS President

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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced that it is planning its next course of action against the government in response to the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) ongoing strike. Sunday … Read more >> https://www.pentweb.org.ng/ASUU-strike-there-is-only-one-option-left-for-us-nans-president-asefon/

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ASUU Strike: There is only one option left for us – NANS President, Asefon

Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu
One of our problems is Adamu Adamu, says NANS President
We may have to protest again, says NANS President
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced that it is planning its next course of action against the government in response to the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) ongoing strike.

Sunday Asefon, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), asked Nigerian students to prepare for another protest and he expressed unhappiness with students’ engagement thus far.

Since the strike began, NANS has spoken out against both the government and ASUU, emphasizing the importance of ending the deadlock so that students can return to school.

According to Asefon, NANS has exhausted all peaceful means of ending the strike and is now left with only one option among the 3cs which is confrontation. He stated that they have exhausted all other options, including consultation and consolidation, and that they have now resorted to confrontation, but it seems that this government does not want to listen, and that students must come out aggressively to challenge them.

Asefon said:

“We are not overwhelmed and cannot be overwhelmed. The only thing is that we are trying to be strategic, and it seems we have a government that is not listening to the cry and yearning of the people. As such, we need to go back to the drawing board and discuss what to do.”

Even CAN intervention yielded nothing – NANS president

The NANS president also disclosed that they have decided to try the spiritual option, hence they have run to the Christain Association of Nigeria, CAN to intervene in the matter.

He said:

“Two weeks ago, we were in the street again in Abuja where we launched what could be called the street university. Second day of being in the school, we went to meet with the president of the Christain Association of Nigeria, CAN people had earlier advised us to meet CAN leadership and see how they can intervene. Some advised us to go spiritual, hence the reason we met with the CAN president and some Obas. So we have met with the CAN President. And the feedback we got from him is that he has met with the Minister of Labour, and they had a discussion on the ASUU strike.

“The Minister told them to appeal to ASUU on their requests as they cannot meet ASUU’s demands at the moment. They said the government does not have the capacity to meet ASUU’s demands. They are now going to meet with the ASUU leadership, and while doing that, they have requested that we give them time.

“But by Monday or Tuesday, I should be in Abuja for a follow-up on their discussion. We will see how far they have gone and we will then know the next line of action. So we are not overwhelmed.”

Adamu Adamu is the education ministry’s problem. This is something I can confidently state at any time. The health of the minister is a concern. Because of his health, I’m not sure he stayed up to five months in this country last year. The Minister of Education is also a lawyer. I’m not convinced he’s really knowledgeable about Education sector. You wouldn’t anticipate that kind of proactive behavior from those who don’t have the necessary understanding to deal with educational challenges. Simply put an educationist in the education sector. The person needs to understand how to run business of education.


NANS President, Sunday Asefon
He said:

“Adamu Adamu is a journalist, and I’m not sure he really understands the sector, because it has never happened in the history of the country when all universities’ systems would be grounded. This has never happened before. As a student, if you go to any school right now, you can’t have access to anything. Everything is grounded. For instance, how do you get your transcript if you are travelling out of the country? Nothing is accessible right now. Every door is shut. We have never had it so bad.”

The NANS president charges Nigerian students to come out forcefully in protest as it appears the government does not exactly feel the impact of their protests. He charged parents or guardians to allow their wards to take part in the agitation for the resumption of schools, else the future of their children would be completely jeopardized.

He said:

“I urge my colleagues who are students to be more conscious of this issue. They need to come out forcefully to challenge the power that be. They are not forthcoming right now. They need to know that this is their life. The number of students who come out for protest is not commiserating with the number of us who are currently at home jobless. I’m calling on the students to come out.

“We have exhausted all peaceful approaches in resolving this issue, and it’s not working, so we are left with the last option of confrontation. As students’ leaders, we believe in 3Cs. We have almost exhausted our 3Cs. We are done with consultation, we are done with consolidation, and the only thing left now is confrontation. And we are going to confront them. It seems these people did not really feel our level of confrontation. So if we are coming back again, we should come back with full force. Let them see that we are not joking.

“I want to challenge our parents; they should encourage their children or wards to be part of this campaign. They need to allow them to join the struggle. I call on all SUG presidents to ensure that students participate actively in this agitation. If the SUG presidents in our various campuses can mobilize a reasonable number of students, then we can get this done. The government should know that we are serious. This matter is beyond ASUU and as critical stakeholders and most affected by this, we can’t sit back. We need to take our destinies into our hands. Nigerian students should wake up. They should be proud they have a president who is not afraid to confront the authorities. We need to go beyond Twitter and Facebook because most of these ministers are not on Twitter or Facebook.”

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