Premised on the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Nigeria, the General Secretary of Educational Management Students Association, Adekunle Ajasin University chapter Comrade Akinfolarin Akinwale (a.k.a BTG) on OSRC T.V station, Ondo State, posit that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) cannot engage in politics or
romancing a particular section on ASUU and federal government dispute.
According to him, a contract or agreement that is duly signed by parties is deemed to be binding on the parties involved, but the Nigerian government that should uphold this has failed to implement such agreement which it entered into with ASUU in 2009, which in turn leads to a breach and violation
of contract.
This agreement provided for government funding of quality higher education for Nigerians. Provision of teaching and learning facilities, laboratory equipment
for science students and research grants, payment of earned allowances, retirement age and progressive increase in annual budgetary allocation to the
educational sector of 26 per cent, which is the UN standard.
Akinfolarin said the strike is really affecting the students as they cannot afford to play politics with their future, saying that ASUU should be considerate too for the interest of the student and the society at large. He however posit that the idea of students loan by the government cannot resolve education challenges in the country that government should work towards
Section 8 sub-section 59(d) of the Nigeria National Policy on Education which emphasize the acquisition of both physical and intellectual skills that will
enable individuals to be self-reliant and useful members of the society.
He appealed to the government and ASUU to speed up actions in resolving the October 2009 joint agreement between them in order to avert national crisis
and save the nation's education system.
