ASUU Strike: Southeast Zone Students Protest
By Joyce Onuora Abakaliki
Students in Federal and State universities in five states of south east
goepolitical zone, have staged a peaceful protest in Abakaliki, Ebonyi
State capital,while calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently
comply with the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities,
(ASUU)
Joshua disclosed this during in a peaceful protest staged in
Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state.
The protest which reccorded a large crowd of students had the presence
of over 30 policemen that guided them to avert break down of law and
order.
The students carried placards with various inscriptions which read “
We rebuke FG cold approval to ASUU demands, “ Reduce political office
holders salaries and improve that of the civil and public servants ,
FG Enough is Enough, stop politicizing our educational sector” etc.
Mr. Joshua said “The level of our educational system is going into
oblivion and we can’t fold our hands and watch the system reigned.
“The cold nature of the Federal Government to respond to the demand of
the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU is unbecoming. And we
the Nigerian students are no longer happy. From local government to
the state level, educational system has fallen apart”he said
Earlier in a remark, the Chairman of the Joint Students Union
Government Ebonyi State, Comrade Nwiboko Peter tasked President Buhari
to increase the budget for education.
“We demand that Federal Government should budget 27 percent for the
educational system, instead of 7 percent approved by President Buhari
in the 2018 budget.
“We demand that there should be restructuring and resuscitation of our
educational system to avoid this collapse.
