Osun monarch asks FG to resolve ASUU crisis

Adekunle Makama, the Olowu of Owu Kuta in Osun state, has asked the federal government to resolve the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.

The monarch made this appeal on Tuesday when his convoy ran into the road block mounted by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Lagos-Ibadan expressway while protesting the lingering crisis.

On February 14, ASUU declared a one-month warning strike to protest the non-implementation of its demands by the federal government. The leadership of the union has extended the strike on different occasions.

The monarch, who addressed the students, asked them to open the expressway to ensure free flow of traffic, while he promised to take up the issue with the authorities concerned.

In a post on his Facebook page, Makama commended the students for handling the protest peacefully.

“Earlier today, we ran into a massive protest by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on the lingering ASUU strike,” the monarch said.

“Their massive protest ground traffic to a halt on the ever busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway. As a father and natural ruler, I had to lead other traditional rulers on my entourage to address the organisers of the protest so as to ameliorate the suffering of the commuters on the ever busy highway.

“I’m appealing to the relevant authorities to please save the future leaders of our nation from becoming vanguard of destruction by considering all various options in resolving the problem.

“Thanks to all our very responsible student unions for listening to us and reopened the highway. Thanks to the security agents for being very civil and highly cautious in handling the situation. May the future of our children not be destroyed.”