Soji Ajibola
The police and other security operatives on Wednesday beefed up security at the main gate of the University of Ibadan to forestall the breakdown of law and order as the organized students union body protested against the prolonged industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU)
The security operatives were strategically positioned, as angry students moved around with placards, calling for an end to the faceoff between the Federal Government and ASUU.
The students are embittered that the lingering industrial action Ijaw negatively affected students in public universities across
The placards read: ‘No to Commercialization of Education; We align with ASUU in its demands; Our future is in jeopardy; No resumption of academic activity, no 2023 general election.
The students threatened that if the situation remains unresolved, members of the union would disrupt activities at Federal government establishment nationwide.
The students insisted that they are running out patience as the prolonged industrial action.
“We have given the parties involved in the crisis enough time to resolve their differences Enough is enough.
‘The Federal government and its relevant agencies are toying with our careers and future.
‘With the prolonged ASUU strike, we have stayed beyond the duration of years that we supposed to spend. A-4year course duration has been extended to seven years.
‘We are tired of staying at home. The Federal government should do the needful by shifting grounds, and critically looks into and grants the request of ASUU’