NANs Stage Peaceful Protest Against ASUU Strike in Kano

By Abdullahi Kano

The National Association of Nigerian Students NANS has protested against the ongoing nationwide strike showing their annoyance over delay in students’ academics.
The students converged at Kofar Nassarawa bridge in Kano City to show their grievances over the strike.

The students carried placards with different inscriptions calling on the federal government And ASUU to bring a lasting solution to the strike, the students were singing solidarity songs against the action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU and the Federal Government.

Speaking at the Ministry of Higher Education the leader of the protest Yazid Tanko Mohammed said they were conducting the peaceful protest to convey their grievances on the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, saying the strike was causing great setback on the educational sector, urging the federal government and Asuu to dialogue on the issue.

“We are always at the receiving end whenever ASUU embarked on strike, we are calling on the federal government to expedite action in bringing an end to this lingering strike”

Responding to the Commissioner for Higher Education Dr . Mariya Bunkure represented by the permanent secretary of the Ministry Alhaji Dahiru Adda’u said the ministry would convey their message to governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for onward submission to president Mohammad Buhari.

He appreciated the manner and the mode at which the student conducted themselves during the peaceful protest.