ASUU/FG Face-Off: Concerned Students Meet Wednesday

* Following several failed attempts by some well
meaning Nigerians and bodies to end the lingering
crisis between the Federal Government and the
Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities,
ASUU, some concerned students have resolved
gather to discuss the issue with a view to bringing
an end to their continuous stay at home due to
the industrial action embarked upon by their
lecturers.
To this effect, the students will meet on
Wednesday, October 30, 2013, in three major
cities in Nigeria; Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt.
In a press statement made available to
Aproko247, the group accused the National
Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, of being
compromised, which has allegedly made the
student body unable to resolve the matter.
The Concerned Students disclosed that they are
“tired of the ‘politics’ [being] played by the FG and
ASUU, and ‘obviously encouraged’ by NANS
officials.”
“ASUU does not have the interest of students at
heart otherwise they [would have] consulted the
students before embarking on any strike. The
Federal Government is also not insensitive to the
plight of the students,” the group said in the
statement.
The meetings, according to the release, will start
by 10am prompt at the Old Parade ground, Area
8, Garki, Abuja; Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan,
Lagos; and the park opposite Air Force Junction,
near Happy Bite, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.