UNIABUJA STUDENTS OFFER TO PAY LECTURERS

HELLEN EZENWANNE - After pleading with the Federal Government and the striking lecturers to no avail, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), have vowed to embark on a fund raising mission to pay the lecturers of the University of Abuja Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of...
 Universities (ASUU).
According to the Chairman NANS (FCT), Comrade Adediwura Ismaeel
Adesina:"So far Nigerian students have tried their best and we have
realized that Nigerian government and ASUU have exhausted our
patience. We went on different peaceful
protests in FCT for them to know our plights and at the end of the day
nothing was done. ASUU continues to agitate for this money even as the
Federal Government keeps saying that there is no
money. We begged ASUU to return to classes it refused while our future
is in jeopardy. That is why the National Association of Nigerian
Students, Joint Campuses Committee FCT axis now decided that since
that is the case, the
students can pay ASUU. " He said since the entire NANS can no longer
reach a consensus on the ASUU strike, the FCT chapter decided to
tackle on the challenges of the University of Abuja
that is within its jurisdiction.
On how the students will raise the money, Adesina said: "The
stakeholders and NANS of FCT have now declared a month rag service in
FCT. We will move around from November 1 to the end of November. We
will move from one office to another, streets and different markets.
We will talk to our parents, talk to our brothers around FCT and we
know from the one month rag days, we will be able to raise substantial
amount to pay ASUU."
He explained that since the FCT NANS does not have the financial
capacity to pay the entire ASUU, it will battle to settle the only
university in the territory-University of Abuja. He promised that for
transparency and accountability, the union will announce its daily
collections on radios and televisions stations.