NANS tackles ASUU over strike

There are indications that the National Association of Nigerian Students wants to tackle the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities over the ongoing industrial action.
NANS is preparing for what it called a mass action against the Federal Government, ASUU and polytechnic teachers who are also on strike.
The mass action is slated to commence on January 7, with NANS noting in a statement that it was ASUU’s selfishness that kept the strike prolonged.
NANS President, Danielson Akpan, accused the university lecturers of not showing enough commitment to end the strike.
He claimed that they staged a workout during negotiations with the government despite the latter meeting two out of their three demands.
He identified the three issues as the non-payment of some academic staff salaries shortfall, non-release of operational license for NUPEMCO (Nigerian Universities Pension Management Company), and non-payment of earned academic allowances.
He said, “The minor disagreement over figures in salaries shortfall which the FG claimed to be N15 billion as against ASUU’s N25 billion,” he said.
“None of the issues mentioned above directly improves the lot of Nigerian students or infrastructure and basic amenities on our campuses. Again, the question, why are Nigerian Students made to suffer for the interests of ASUU or ASUP which doesn’t improve lots of Nigerian students arises,” Mr Akpan said.