The Pupils of Sunshine Nursery and Primary School, Ile-Ife, on Monday staged a protest in front of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) campus gate in support of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
This was seen in a video shared on Twitter by Nigerian Tribune, the pupils were led by adult women suspected to be their teachers.
The pupils were seen carrying placards with various inscriptions including
“When you stand up for ASUU, you stand up for us,” “Don’t borrow our future away,” “Honourable Minister of Education (HME) Mallam Adamu Adamu are you dere? Daris Gawd oh!,” and “I am the future ASUU. Make no mistake about it!”
They were also seen chanting “I see ASUU fighting for me,”
The primary school pupils appealed to the Nigerian government to fund universities in Nigeria, stressing that once it is funded, Nigeria will become a better place.
Recall that Nigerian university lecturers have been on strike for five months over the government’s failure to meet their demands including university funding and earned allowances.
Meanwhile, The Nigeria Labour Congress have also threatened to join the ongoing strike while the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the umbrella body of the Nigeria Labour Force, has fixed July 26 and 27, 2022 nationwide protests over the strike.
