Students, under the auspices of the Nigerian Students Association of Nigeria (NANS), who protested at the Lagos Airport Access Roads yesterday said the protest was to ensure that the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) come to an agreement so that students can return back to lectures.
The students who defied heavy rain, grounded both local and international flights by protesting on the access roads leading to the airports yesterday.
Although, the loss is not that much as passengers have already booked ahead of the flight, however, some passengers missed their flights as they struggle to commute themselves to the airports on time.
The students, led by the vice president, Akinteye Babatunde told NATIONAL ECONOMY they will embark on indefinite protest since federal government is not ready to address the demands
“We are tired of lip service approach. We want to use this protest to call on both federal and ASUU lecturers to have a common ground to enable us go back to classes. ASUU is fighting a justifiable cause meant to restore public universities,” he said.
However, in the handbill of the protest, NANS said, “We have started a major action today on ASUU strike. Since politicians will soon embark on electioneering campaigns, they will no longer have time for us. Besides, there is no point arguing about who is at fault or what is to be done. It is very clear that the country’s leadership underfunded education and the Buhari-led government is failing in its promises to revamp education.
“We pass vote of no confidence on minister of education, and minister of labour and employment. We call for proper funding of education sector. As of today, no higher institution in Nigeria is among world-class, yet our politicians travel over the world, spending billions of naira. As stakeholders, we are the ones to save ourselves.”
