By 
Abiodun OBA
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday vowed that all federal roads would be blocked for more than three hours, airports shut down and the economy of the country is grounded every day until the campuses were reopened for students to resume their classes.
In a statement, the Ogun and Oyo axis of the NANS said, “To this, we shall be staging a protest on Wednesday, 11th of May, 2022 to block the Lagos-Ibadan highway to demand an end to the strike actions. This is therefore a clarion call to all Nigerian students, civil societies, and mass of people to join us at the barricade.”
In a joint statement by Comrade Kehinde Damilola Simeon, Chairman NANS Ogun Joint Campus Committee (JCC) Axis and Comrade Adeleke Quadri Abidemi, Chairman NANS Oyo JCC Axis, the students have resolved to mobilise forces in a protest to demand an end to the strike by the Unions.
Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of NANS, Comrade Victor Ezenagu, in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, stated this while giving an update on the national action declared by the leadership of the association on Monday, saying protests have commenced already on Tuesday in some states of the federation.
The Ogun and Oyo axis of the NANS have also warned that they would be joining the protest on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, to block the Lagos-Ibadan highway to demand an end to the strike actions.
Ezenagu said it was insensitive for ASUU to go on a warning strike for more than three months and nothing is done by the Federal Government to resolve it, saying instead of that what is happening is that politicians are frolicking about “doing politics when the students are in anguish at home.”
“We have resolved that we have to take our destinies into our hands. The leadership of NANS has resolved that there will be no political activities, especially party primaries in Abuja and other parts of the country. The mass action is in all the 36 states of the Federation and FCT.
“You cannot be a hunting game when your house is on fire. What is government? Government is about responding to the needs of the people and their welfare. ASUU cannot be on strike for three months and nothing is being done by the government to end it.
“The mass protest actually started today (Tuesday) in almost eleven states. It started at the University of Lagos and others are joining. We will block all federal roads, shut down airports and indeed the economy of Nigeria until the universities are reopened for students to resume classes,” the NANS spokesperson said.
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