Amid Heavy Rainfall Nigerian Students Block Lagos Airport Road Over Strike

Nigerian students under the leadership of the National Association Of Nigerian Students (NANS) have gathered around the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos to protest against the lingering strike action by the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU.

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• The students gathered on Monday amid heavy security presence.
• The students could be seen dancing around as they sing solidarity songs on the road.
• The students demand immediate reopening of Public Universities across the country

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The large gathering of the students, demanded an immediate end to the ongoing strike action by ASUU which has entered its seventh month, urging the Federal government to meet the demands of the striking lecturers to enable them return to class.

According to the South West Coordinator of NANS,, Adegboye Olatununji, said security agencies had been mobilised to the scene, but they were undaunted.

[quotation]“We have taken over the road already despite the rainfall, they mobilised lots of security operatives to tame us but nothing shall shake us until our students resume back to class,”[/quotation]

Though the students who were in their numbers were blocked by security operatives from gaining access to the airport, they, however, staged the protest on the road leading to the airport thereby preventing traffic flow both inward and outward from the facility.

The protesters were led by NANS National Taskforce Chairman, Olumide Ojo; Vice President, External Affairs, Akinteye Babatunde; Public Relations Officer, Giwa Yisa Temitope; Zone D Coordinator, Adegboye Emmanuel Olatunji; Deputy Senate President, Ekundina Elvis; Ondo JCC Chairman, Omotosho Surprise; Lagos JCC Chairman, Olusesi Tolulope Samson; Ogun JCC Chairman, Kehinde Damilola Simeon and Oyo JCC Chairman, Adeleke Quadri Abidemi.

A Facebook user identified as Prince Ogunoye Oluwasegun support the Nigerian Student over their protest against ASUU Strike: [quotation] Their children don’t know about waec, neco, jamb, or even post utme, they study abroad. This is the more reason they feel less concerned about the whole situation…

The current problem we have hasn’t been solved and this already failed administration is clamouring for 2023, the year that is not guaranteed for anyone yet. [/quotation]

Another user identified as Abiliteejay Agbamu said the Nigerian educational system is gradually dying due to the unseriousness of the federal government: [quotation]Education in Nigeria is gradually going into extinction. If this is the only student we have in Nigeria then they are not yet ready for protest or a good decision to be made.[/quotation]

Adeola Deon said : [quotation]The plan of the federal government now is to get all this guys arrested instead to look for solutions and get them back to school..Brainless government ✅✅✅✅✅[/quotation]

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