ASUU: Students Barricade Nsukka Expressways Over Prolonged Strike

At least, 3,000 students of public universities in Nsukka blocked major highways in the area to convey their grievances over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The protest which was organised by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) disrupted vehicular movements in Nsukka town and envrions for hours.

The protest, it was learnt, started from the first gate of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), stretched to Opi junction linking Enugu-9th Mile and Enugu-Benue roads.

The aggrieved students were carrying placards with inscriptions like “No suspension of ASUU strike, No party primaries, “We are tired of staying at home, “FG should setttle with ASUU, “We want to go back to school “.

Other placards read: “Politicians have N100m to buy election form but no money to meet ASUU demands” among others.

The leader of the protesters, Emmanuel Obi, Chairman, Joint Campus Committee (JCC), Enugu State, while speaking with newsmen, said that the students embarked on the nationwide protest to express their anger and unhappiness over the prolonged ASUU strike.

“Students all over the country are not happy staying at home in the past two months because of Federal Government’s inability to resolve its face-off with ASUU.

“Last Monday, ASUU extended the strike by three months and if nothing is done, students will be at home for another three months.

“Government should meet ASUU demands now so that the union will suspend the strike and students will go back to school,” he said.

He added that NANS would sustain the protests across the country until ASUU when the strike is suspended.

“The NANS national leadership has directed students in the country to block airports, major highways, Federal and state secretariats, minsters offices and road leading to Aso Rock by next week.

“If the strike is not suspended, there will be no political party primaries in the country especially that of PDP and APC; if they like they should roll out Armoured Tanks to kill us, we are ready to die,” he said.