The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike has taken a new dimension as pro and anti-government student’s associations are turning on each other.
There is currently a clash going on between two factions of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) at the Unity Fountain in Abuja.
A first group, had assembled at the Unity Fountain to protest the ongoing strike action by ASUU when another group, appeared to counter the protest.
While the anti-strike group led by Haruna Kadiri urged the federal government to do all within its power to ensure that the ongoing strike by ASUU is called off, the second group led by Ade Abayomi said they are not at the fountain for a clash but in respect to the ASUU strike.
Recall that ASUU took the decision to declare the strike after deliberations at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the University of Abuja more that two weeks ago.
In a document titled: “Strike Bulletin No.1”, which was signed and issued by Ogunyemi, ASUU said the strike action was to be a total, comprehensive and indefinite action whereby no form of academic activities including teaching, attendance of any meeting, conduct and supervision of any examination at any level, supervision of project or thesis at any level should take place at any of the nation’s universities.
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