ASUU Strike: NANS Warns Government as Students Risk Becoming Collateral Damage

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Joint Campus Committee in Kano, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to consider other peaceful approaches to resolving its ongoing disagreement with the Federal Government instead of resorting to another strike.

In a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Comrade Muddassir Hamza Dankaka on Thursday, the students’ body said repeated strikes continue to inflict serious harm on ordinary Nigerian students who are already struggling with economic hardship and unstable academic calendars.

The association, led by Comrade Yunus Halliru, said students are the ones who suffer the most whenever classrooms are shut down.

“Continuous strike actions land the hardest blow on the children of ordinary Nigerian students,” the statement said.

It noted that each disruption pushes them further behind and widens the gap they struggle daily to close.

NANS JCC Kano urged ASUU and the Federal Government to embrace open dialogue, honest negotiation and responsible decision-making that prioritises the future of young Nigerians.

The group insisted that students should not be turned into victims of disputes they did not cause.

“Students must not become collateral damage in disputes they did not create,” the statement added.