ASUU Strike: students block Gbongan-Ibadan expressway
Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday staged a protest on the Gbongan-Ibadan expressway, resulting in gridlock.
The students, who were chanting solidarity songs, decried the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The peaceful protest, however, led to traffic jams, which left motorists and passengers stranded.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NANS National Vice President for External Affairs, Akinteye Afeez, said the protest on the expressway was to let the federal government know that students were not happy with the ongoing strike.
Mr Afeez, who said that the protest was just a preamble of what to come, said the association would continue to occupy the major expressways until the strike is called off.
“As we speak, the strike is having serious effects on us and we are not happy about it.
“This is just a preamble because we are taking the protest gradually until the strike is called off.
”We started the protest in Sango-Ota, then to the toll gate in Ibadan and today we are in Gbongan.
“This is just a warning, We are tired of staying at home and we want an urgent solution to the strike”, he said.
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