Education Minister Walks Out As Meeting With Nigerian Students meets a Dead end
The meeting between the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and protesting Nigerian students, held today Monday 28th February, 2022 met a dead-end as the minister walked out on them.
The students had earlier blocked the gate of the National Assembly demanding the persisting strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) must be resolved.
The students shouted “ASUU Must Go! Open the gate!” as they headed from the Unity Fountain to the gate of the National Assembly. They were however stopped by security operatives at the NASS gate.
The NANS National President, in the person of Comr. Sunday Asefon who led the students said the police officers are meant to join the protesting students and not stand in their way because they also have children in schools who are currently at home, due to the strike.
Further more, Mr. Asefon insisted that education is a right of every Nigerian youth and the ASUU members need to resolve their disagreement with the Federal Government so students can go back to the studying.
In his words:
“We are not here to fight. We are here to meet the Minister of Education,” Asefon said as the students stood at the gate of the NASS complex.
Some representatives chosen by the students were later allowed into the National Assembly complex after much persistence and a meeting was held with the Education Minister.
The meeting however ended with no resolve as the Minister of Education walked out on the students.
