Sunday Asefon, the President the National Association of Nigerian Students NANS, has warned politicians to desist from hosting any meeting in Abuja over the failure to resolve dispute with striking academic unions.
The student leader who made this statement, disclosed that politicians have shown no concern to the plight of the students “but are only busy in their selfish and inordinate ambitions to become the next President.”
According to the official statement, which was titled, End ASUU Strike Or Forget Political Activities In Abuja, reads in part;
“I am compelled to write this morning being the beginning of a new month to address the unending ASUU Strike. We have given mediators time to prevail on the Federal Government to resolve issues with ASUU and ensure our students resume to their different campuses but it seems all mediation failed or failing as the case maybe.
“We have also in the past weeks seeing those saddled with great responsibility in the education sector and those saddled with responsibilities of resolving labour crises declaring interest to contest for the seat of the President come 2023.
We are surprised by their effrontery and total disrespect to the Nigeria people for having the courage to even mute the idea of contesting talkless of picking up the 100million naira presidential form while students languish at home because of their collective failures. Politicians have shown no concern to the plight of the students but are only busy in their selfish and inordinate ambitions to become the next President.
Let me say without mincing words, the two major political party should forget any political gathering in Abuja who elsewhere except there is solution to the lingering ASUU strike. We will frustrate all the activities leading to selection of party candidates if we remain on strike.