The Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) has called on the Federal Government to end the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) else it will shut down the Aviation sector in solidarity with the university teachers.
In a statement by the general secretary of ANAP, Comrade Abdulrasaq Saidu, the association called on President Mohammadu Buhari to end the strike without further delay.
ANAP noted that the continued stay at home by students of tertiary institutions had added to social vices in the country as students now engaged in some unpalatable activities capable of destroying their future.
ANAP threatened that it would join in the strike in solidarity by closing the aviation sector if government did not take urgent necessary steps to address ASUU’s demands.
The Association noted that the over four-month strike had ridiculed the educational system and made it a laughing stock before the world.
The union noted that ASUU, NASU, SAUTHRIAI, NAAT had been on strike for more than four months due to the apparent failure of government to sign the re-negotiated 2009 Agreement with ASUU, failure to honour the terms reached in May 2022 MoU signed with ASUU, and habitual failure of government to respect Collective Bargaining Agreements willingly signed with labour Unions.
ANAP explained that not only the students were suffering but also parents and the society, adding that the poor economy had also affected every home in the country.
ANAP noted that education remained the bedrock of any nation aspiring for greatness, saying that ASUU strike would eventually lead to a regrettable situation in future if not well handled
“Our children are using eight years to read courses of four years with resources being wasted. We cannot continue this way,” it stated.
ANAP warned that the future of education would be bleak as little or no attention was focused on the system as most of the children of politicians were schooling abroad.
The union warned that their members would align with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) position on protest against the unfortunate situation in the tertiary education sector.
It added that all members had been put on alert in solidarity actions on the directive of Nigeria Labour Congress at very short notice.
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