The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), Thursday, through its student’s wing, asked for the immediate resignation of Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, for failing to end the current strike action embarked by members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities.
At a Press conference held in Katsina, President Buhari’s home State, their National Coordinator, Jamilu Charanchi, said that the Federal Government appears not to be bothered that students are at home or the impact of the strike on the future.
“The Government, in particular, the Minister of Education, lacks the political will, capacity and willingness to bring the matter to an end, as such he should resign with immediate effect,” he said.
They threatened to join their Southern counterparts to shut down the country if government does not do anything to end the strike.
“The student wing of the Coalition of Northern Groups is worried that the four-week warning strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities is already in its third week, with no hope for a resolution in sight, while our universities remain shut. We are concerned at the frequency of the disruption of the Nigerian education system that keeps frustrating the ambitions and aspirations of the youths to acquire knowledge.
“Sadly, this strike is the second industrial action embarked on by ASUU in less than two years, and the 16th since the inception of the fourth republic democracy in 1999.
“While we commend the efforts of the apex student body, the National Association of Nigerian Students, in calling attention to the implications of such actions, we condemn with all our might the shameful walk out on NANS by the Minister of Education. We see the action of the Minister as a gross show of unconscionable immorality, insensitivity, and impunity abhorrent to the collective sensibilities of the students, parents and, indeed, the country at large.
“The government, in particular, the Minister of Education, lacks the political will, capacity and willingness to bring the matter to an end, and as such, he should resign with immediate effect.” he concluded.
Recently, the Minister of Education walked out on the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, in a meeting called by NANS to find a solution to the problem.
At the meeting, NANS officials congratulated him for his son graduating from a UK University while they are on strike in Nigeria.
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