ASUU STRIKE: NANS gives Union 7-days ultimatum to call off strike

Frustrated by over four months
of strike that has kept their
future in the balance
leadership of the National
Association of Nigerian Students, NANS
zone ‘B’ has given the members of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
seven days to call off and return to the class
room.
The Union warned that at the expiration of the
seven days ultimatum they would be left with no
other option than to confront the striking
lecturers.
Speaking with journalists in Umuahia, the NANS
zone B financial secretary and the leader in Abia
state, Comrade Eluwah Miracle, said that the
students are determined to take their destinies in
their own hands by invoking the last “C” in NANS
system of settling issues which is confrontation
Eluwah accused the members of ASUU of
being selfish in their demands from the
federal government and politically motivated
adding that student would no longer watch ASUU
destroy education in the country and jeopardize
the future of millions Nigerian youths.
He said, “NANS Abia state chapter has
condemned in strong terms the on-going nation-
wide strike embarked upon by ASUU, which
timing is not only wrong, but also detrimental to
the security and of the country.
Eluwah said that ASUU is claiming that their
demands are genuine, “But their approach
and timing is very wrong, because the
world is now seeing it as being politically
motivated and if they say it is not, they should
go back to the classroom, while negotiation
continues with the federal government”.
He maintained that the federal government has
done well by offering ASUU the sum of N600
billion in addition to the N100 billion already
made available this year for the funding of the
universities, “which ASUU has rejected under the
fragile nature of the country’s economy”.
On the issue that the funds from federal
government has not been released, Eluwah said,
“ASUU is claiming that the funds have not
been released, why should the money be
released when they have not accepted the
offer by the federal government and until
they accept the money cannot be released
simple”.
He said that there are three Cs in the student
Aluta struggle which include Consultation,
Consideration and finally Confrontation, adding
that they have made use of the first two Cs and
will not hesitate to use the last one which is
confrontation.