The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has stated that the protests by students for schools to be reopened, will continue until something gets done. The association however stated that it supports the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in its negotiations with Federal Government regarding the ongoing strike.
According to the President of the association, Danielson Akpan, “We cannot be against ASUU because we have urged the government to meet up with the agreements reached with them. We followed up and played our part, but the government didn’t comply. In fact, it is not only ASUU that is on strike, COEASU is on strike too.”
The NANS President noted that the reason for the strike is not just because of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) issue, but also because the government had not fulfilled other agreements reached with ASUU.
Concerning the protest by students, Akpan stated, “Students have to protest. Of course, a bigger one is coming. Somebody called me and asked me to pick a date so that we can shut down everywhere,” he said.
