ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Friday called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities to return to work first before appealing the Industrial Court’s judgement which directed it to call off the seven month old strike.
Comrade Alhassan Adam, the North-East NANS Zonal Coordinator, made the call on Friday while speaking to journalists at a press conference held at the NUJ Secretariat in Bauchi.
Comrade Adam, however, urged the federal government to immediately pay the lecturers their outstanding seven months’ salaries so that academic activities can go back to normal.
He said: “We are here today, Friday the 23rd September, 2022 to address you in Bauchi State regarding the court judgement between ASUU and Federal Government.
“After a seven month stand-off between ASUU and the Federal Government, just last Wednesday, the Industrial Court made a judgement between the federal government and the academic staff union of university (ASUU).
“The Federal Government won the case against ASUU, indeed, the Judgement is a win-win to Nigerian Students under the leadership of the new President of NANS, Comrade Usman Umar Barambu.
“Based on that, the leadership of Nigerian Students (NANS) deemed it very necessary to call on ASUU to please respect the judgement of the court with good faith, so that our students can return back to classes after seven months of deadbeat staying at home,” he said.
He added that: “We learned that ASUU will appeal the case. Yes, it is their right to appeal, but please, they should respect the judgement as we earlier said to return to work while the case continues in the court of Appeal.
“At the same time, we are calling on the federal government to also pay them what they owe them to enable them settle their debts and other expenses incurred in the last seven seven months without salaries.”
Adam further added that: “The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) shall, at any time, stand and protect the interest of Nigerian students.
“We thank the Department of State Security Services (SSS) and other security agencies in Bauchi State for always standing with Nigerian students at all times. We shall continue to be partners in peace building and Progress.
“On this note, we hope to hear positive feedback from both the Federal Government and the ASUU as we continue to engage them and fight for the interest of our dear students”.
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