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Sunny AKHIGBE Sunny AKHIGBE August 14, 2013 August 14, 2013 I hope this JAF stuff is not politically I hope this JAF stuff is not politically motivated. Government and ASUU are motivated. Government and ASUU are already meeting. What is the relevance already meeting. What is the relevance of this protest now? Why not encourage of this protest now? Why not encourage the parties in the dispute to resolve the the parties in the dispute to resolve the matter so that the students can go back matter so that the students can go back to classes? Besides, they mixing up a to classes? Besides, they mixing up a lot of issues. The NANS president make lot of issues. The NANS president make more sense to me here! more sense to me here! Leave a Reply Leave a Reply Name* Name* E-Mail* E-Mail* Website Website Publish Publish Share Share Tweet Tweet + 1 + 1 Mail Mail ASUU strike: We’ll shut ASUU strike: We’ll shut down Nigeria – Activists down Nigeria – Activists August 14, 2013 • August 14, 2013 • By Our Reporter By Our Reporter • Lagos stands still as students, • Lagos stands still as students, others protest others protest By SEYE OJOLagos, Nigeria’s By SEYE OJOLagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, stood still commercial nerve centre, stood still for many hours yesterday, as over for many hours yesterday, as over 1,000 university students, lecturers, 1,000 university students, lecturers, human rights activists and other human rights activists and other stakeholders took to the streets. They stakeholders took to the streets. They staged a peaceful rally to show their staged a peaceful rally to show their displeasure over what they termed displeasure over what they termed ‘poor funding of education in the ‘poor funding of education in the country.’As early as 6:00a.m, country.’As early as 6:00a.m, participants began to converge on the participants began to converge on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), secretariat annex in Yaba, Lagos, for secretariat annex in Yaba, Lagos, for the protest. The rally eventually took the protest. The rally eventually took off at 8:00a.m.The nationwide off at 8:00a.m.The nationwide indefinite strike embarked upon by indefinite strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to protest poor of Universities (ASUU) to protest poor funding of education by the funding of education by the government has been on since July 1. government has been on since July 1. The protest, organised by the Joint The protest, organised by the Joint Action Front (JAF), a coalition of Action Front (JAF), a coalition of students and civil right groups, was students and civil right groups, was led by Comrade Abiodun Aremu. led by Comrade Abiodun Aremu. Leaders of the group who participated Leaders of the group who participated in the rally included Lagos radical in the rally included Lagos radical lawyer, Mr. Bamidele Aturu and lawyer, Mr. Bamidele Aturu and representative of the Academic Staff representative of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Comrade Chibuzor Asomugha. Comrade Chibuzor Asomugha. Also in attendance were the leaders of Also in attendance were the leaders of the National Association of Nigerian the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Concerned Students Students (NANS), Concerned Students Against Education Commercialization, Against Education Commercialization, Education Rights Campaign and Education Rights Campaign and others. others. The organisers said similar rallies The organisers said similar rallies would be held at various zones across would be held at various zones across the country. Protests would also be the country. Protests would also be staged in Kano, Ibadan, Owerri, staged in Kano, Ibadan, Owerri, Calabar, Abuja and other places. Calabar, Abuja and other places. The protesters, carrying scores of The protesters, carrying scores of placards with various inscriptions, placards with various inscriptions, sang numerous abusive songs to sang numerous abusive songs to press home their agitations. They did press home their agitations. They did not only sing, they danced with a view not only sing, they danced with a view to sensitising the public about their to sensitising the public about their cause. cause. The students barricaded Ikorodu Road The students barricaded Ikorodu Road at Onipanu area as they bemoaned at Onipanu area as they bemoaned their fate. The students also played their fate. The students also played football on the highway. football on the highway. The protesters assaulted the Federal The protesters assaulted the Federal Government with the inscriptions on Government with the inscriptions on their placards. The inscriptions their placards. The inscriptions addressed various issues including addressed various issues including alleged government’s insensitivity to alleged government’s insensitivity to the plight of teachers at all levels of the plight of teachers at all levels of education, high school fees and poor education, high school fees and poor infrastructure in public schools. infrastructure in public schools. As this was going on, economic As this was going on, economic activities on Ikorodu Road were activities on Ikorodu Road were brought to a standstill. The situation brought to a standstill. The situation led to heavy traffic on the road. led to heavy traffic on the road. Motorists and commuters spent many Motorists and commuters spent many hours on the road after they were held hours on the road after they were held up in the logjam. up in the logjam. Addressing the protesters at Addressing the protesters at Palmgrove, Comrade Abiodun Aremu Palmgrove, Comrade Abiodun Aremu described the march as a tip of an described the march as a tip of an iceberg, adding that series of protests iceberg, adding that series of protests have been lined up to force the three have been lined up to force the three tiers of government in the country to tiers of government in the country to jettison their purported negative jettison their purported negative attitude to the growth and attitude to the growth and development of education and development of education and embrace positive attitude. embrace positive attitude. His words: “This is just the beginning His words: “This is just the beginning of a number of protests that we have of a number of protests that we have lined up in the coming days. We are lined up in the coming days. We are going to be peaceful in all the protests. going to be peaceful in all the protests. As you can see today (yesterday), As you can see today (yesterday), there are no street urchins or ‘area there are no street urchins or ‘area boys.’ The aim is to draw government boys.’ The aim is to draw government attention to the numerous problems attention to the numerous problems bedevilling education in the country. bedevilling education in the country. We need the support of everybody. If We need the support of everybody. If we don’t do this, nobody is going to do we don’t do this, nobody is going to do it for us.” it for us.” Aremu also appealed to necessary Aremu also appealed to necessary stakeholders such as parents, traders, stakeholders such as parents, traders, artisans and others to join JAF in the artisans and others to join JAF in the subsequent protests that would be subsequent protests that would be staged in different parts of the country. staged in different parts of the country. If this is done, he believed, the If this is done, he believed, the government would be compelled to government would be compelled to take pragmatic steps to evolve a take pragmatic steps to evolve a policy that would transform policy that would transform educational sector in Nigeria. educational sector in Nigeria. Representative of ASUP, Comrade Representative of ASUP, Comrade Asomugha, in his speech, said: Asomugha, in his speech, said: “Education is not only for the rich. “Education is not only for the rich. Nigerians should wake up and reclaim Nigerians should wake up and reclaim what belongs to them. We, members what belongs to them. We, members of ASUP, have resolved to join the of ASUP, have resolved to join the protest to salvage the education protest to salvage the education sector. We want to identify with the sector. We want to identify with the spirit of peaceful protest, which is a spirit of peaceful protest, which is a veritable tool to fight a just cause.” veritable tool to fight a just cause.” He lamented that this feat would He lamented that this feat would remain a mirage if the NLC and other remain a mirage if the NLC and other relevant stakeholders would not take relevant stakeholders would not take the bull by the horn and fight for the the bull by the horn and fight for the rights of the downtrodden. rights of the downtrodden. The aim of the protest, according to The aim of the protest, according to JAF, is to draw the attention of JAF, is to draw the attention of government and members of the government and members of the public to the bleak future awaiting public to the bleak future awaiting Nigerian children if decisive steps are Nigerian children if decisive steps are not taken to redress the problems. JAF not taken to redress the problems. JAF further lamented that children of top further lamented that children of top politicians and government officials politicians and government officials are being trained in private schools in are being trained in private schools in Nigeria and abroad with funds Nigeria and abroad with funds allegedly looted from public coffers. allegedly looted from public coffers. JAF secretary, Comrade Aremu, stated JAF secretary, Comrade Aremu, stated that the protest was organised to force that the protest was organised to force government to pay attention to the government to pay attention to the universities lecturers’ demands, not to universities lecturers’ demands, not to molest anybody. He said the lingering molest anybody. He said the lingering ASUU/FG feud over the non-ASUU/FG feud over the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement implementation of the 2009 agreement did not prompt protest but the need to did not prompt protest but the need to emphasise adequate funding of the emphasise adequate funding of the educational sector. He added: “We educational sector. He added: “We have mobilised students concerning have mobilised students concerning today’s protest; we also plan to make today’s protest; we also plan to make it nationwide. it nationwide. “Nigerians must know that the “Nigerians must know that the politicians (at the presidency, state politicians (at the presidency, state governments, national and state governments, national and state assemblies), top civil servants, assemblies), top civil servants, traditional rulers and their cronies of traditional rulers and their cronies of contractors and patrons were contractors and patrons were beneficiaries of public education. Also, beneficiaries of public education. Also, some of them set up private schools some of them set up private schools and universities in Nigeria and abroad and universities in Nigeria and abroad with stolen funds from the public with stolen funds from the public coffers. That is why none of their coffers. That is why none of their children are in any public school in children are in any public school in Nigeria. Nigeria. “The case of Governor Babatunde Raji “The case of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State is the most Fashola of Lagos State is the most striking example. He enjoyed free striking example. He enjoyed free tuition at the University of Benin, tuition at the University of Benin, without which he wouldn’t have been without which he wouldn’t have been educated. Yet, the same Governor educated. Yet, the same Governor Fashola turned Lagos State University Fashola turned Lagos State University (LASU) into a high cost fee paying (LASU) into a high cost fee paying university from N25,000 to N320,000, university from N25,000 to N320,000, thereby throwing children of the poor thereby throwing children of the poor who voted for him and who his who voted for him and who his government refused to pay the government refused to pay the N18,000 minimum wage, out of N18,000 minimum wage, out of school.” school.” The National Association of Nigerian The National Association of Nigerian Students, also yesterday appealed to Students, also yesterday appealed to the federal government, university the federal government, university lecturers and polytechnic teachers to lecturers and polytechnic teachers to resolve their face-off for the sake of resolve their face-off for the sake of students. President of NANS, Mr students. President of NANS, Mr Yinka Gbadebo, told students had Yinka Gbadebo, told students had continued to be victims of conflicts continued to be victims of conflicts between lecturers and governments. between lecturers and governments. University teachers, under the University teachers, under the umbrella of the Academic Staff Union umbrella of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had on July 1 of Universities, ASUU, had on July 1 embarked on an indefinite strike to embarked on an indefinite strike to protest the non implementation of a protest the non implementation of a part of an agreement it had with the part of an agreement it had with the federal government in 2009. federal government in 2009. Mobile Mobile Desktop Desktop Menu Menu About About Older Posts Older Posts Newer Posts Newer Posts
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