"Enough Is Enough": Primary School Pupils Protest Against ASUU Strike, Video Goes Viral
- Pupils of Sunshine Nursery and Primary School, Ile-Ife, Osun State have protested against the ongoing ASUU strike
- The pupils matched to the main gate of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) to kick against the lingering strike
- They held placards with different inscriptions like “I am the future ASUU, make no mistake about it,” “Adamu Adamu are you there?,” “Don’t borrow our future away”
Some brave pupils of Sunshine Nursery and Primary School, Ile-Ife, Osun State, recently expressed their displeasure over the ongoing ASUU strike.
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ASUU has been on strike over federal government’s failure to fulfill an agreement about salaries of lecturers and funding of universities.
After months of lingering ASUU strike, the pupils moved to the main gate of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) on Monday, July 25 in protest against the strike.
Source: Instagram
While being led by their teachers, they sang solidarity songs in support of ASUU and held up their placards calling on the Federal Government to put an end to the strike.
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The placards had different inscriptions including “I am the future ASUU, make no mistake about it,” “Adamu Adamu are you there?,” “Don’t borrow our future away".
Nigerians react to sad video
Lee_charles_uzoma_ said:
"People way them Dey protest for are focused on Bbn rn sorry."
Gclothierunik stated:
"Chaii I cry o don’t worry young children we will make it right in 2023."
Darasimiomoakinola commented:
"U Dey do this for people wey no get human feelings or single conscience THEY DONT FEEL ANYTHING."
Iamosiofficial1 reacted:
"So we’ve gotten to this stage2023 the unstructured labor party according to them will stand cuz enough is enough."
Manjivalentine said:
"When the university students are busy campaigning for Apc and Pdp.."
Dorathyjennifer wrote:
"People that they are protesting for are watching bbn."
Kns4real said:
"This is really sad. Although Expecting Buhari to take Education seriously in Nigeria is a waste of time, because any President that value education would have invited ASUU and negotiate directly with them. Anyways the strike never affect any of their children. They don’t care about us."
Uproar as children not older than 5 are used in street protest (photos)
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that business along Mbagathi road was brought to a halt on Monday, May 15, by pupils from Kenyatta Golf Course Academy.
The pupils block a section from Mbagathi road in protest over the demolition of their school. Photos making round on social media show the pupils on their desks on the road.
Section of social media users reacted saying using the young children in the protest is wrong. Others questioned whether the parents were consulted before exposing their children to danger on the busy road.
Source: Legit.ng
