Parents of university students in the country
under the umbrella of the National Association
of Parents Teachers Association (NAPTA), South
West chapter, on Thursday threatened to
embark on hunger strike if the federal
government and Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) failed to resolve their
differences over the current crisis.
The chairman of NAPTA, Pastor Julius Olaribigbe
who addressed journalists in Osogbo after the
inauguration of new executives of the state chapter
of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA)
bemoaned the face off between ASUU and the
federal government, describing it as embarrassing
to the nation.
According to him, “Over 2 million parents across the
36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will
embark on a national hunger strike if this situation
should continue,” stressing that the federal
government need to accede to ASUU demands in
the interest of the down trodden parents.
While imploring President Goodluck Jonathan to
constitute a special committee to dialogue with
ASUU, with a view to ending the ongoing imbroglio
between the two parties, Olaribigbe said the future
and interest of the undergraduate students should
be of paramount concern to the feuding parties in
the crisis.
He stated, “When two elephants fight, the grasses
will definitely suffer. This time round, it is the
parents that are suffering. We are left with no other
option than to appeal to the two parties to see
reasons why the strike should end. But if the strike
persists, we shall embark on hunger strike.”
Oluribigbe, however, chided the federal
government for allowing the strike to drag on for
too long, pointing out that “the federal government
has a duty to ensure qualitative university education
for all Nigerian children.”
He also called on well meaning Nigerians including
traditional rulers and religious leaders to intervene
in the current federal government and ASUU face
off in the overall interest of the nation.

Source:
Tribune Newspaper

nice 1 for those selling coffins..... dem go sell gan

Dear parents,
you never belleful, you wan go for hunger strike!
Hunger strike isn't our type of protest cos if you die, nobody go compensate your families.

As if anybody in Aso Rock cares...

Actually my first time of saying this ==»END TIME THINGS!

**lolz** funny jooor.. Wetin hunger strike go do dose wicked ppl(FG n ASUU)