Parents Beg As ASUU Extends Strike

Parents Beg As ASUU Extends Strike

Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria has pleaded with the Federal Government of Nigeria as well as the Academic Staff Union of Universities to resolve the issues leading to ASUU’s strike so that students can return back to school.

In a chat with Punch, the National president of PTA, Danjuma Haruna stated that an additional two months to the ongoing strike would tell on the education sector.

He said, “It will have devastating implications on the education sector in the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory. We call on both ASUU and representatives of the Federal Government to go back to the dialogue table and resolve their problems.

“Not every parent in the country can afford taking his child abroad or to a private university for studies, hence, the need for both the Federal Government and ASUU to help towards going back to the dialogue table so as to save the situation and keep our students and teacher in school.

“The strike comes amid an increase in the price of foodstuff, high cost of petroleum and general insecurity challenges bedeviling the peace, stability in the country. We don’t want our children to spend three months at home because of the strike. We are begging the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency go back and resolve their problems with ASUU”