As parents continue to beg, ASUU extends strike to May

As Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is extending its strike to the month of May, the Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria (PTAN) has appealed to the Federal Government and the ASUU to as a matter of urgency resolve the issues leading to ASUU’s strike so that students can go back to school.

The National President, PTAN, Danjuma Haruna, in an interview with The Punch, said an additional two months strike would have devastating implications on the education sector.

Haruna said, “It will have devastating implications on the education sector in the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory. We call on both ASUU and representatives of the Federal Government to go back to the dialogue table and resolve their problems.

“Not every parent in the country can afford taking his child abroad or to a private university for studies, hence, the need for both the Federal Government and ASUU to help towards going back to the dialogue table so as to save the situation and keep our students and teacher in school.

“The strike comes amid an increase in the price of foodstuff, high cost of petroleum and general insecurity challenges bedeviling the peace, stability in the country. We don’t want our children to spend three months at home because of the strike. We are begging the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency go back and resolve their problems with ASUU”