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       Youths Threaten To Protest Over ASUU Strike
       By: Ebenezer Date: August 20, 2013, 12:56 pm
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       A civil rights organization, Anti-Corruption Network, has asked
       the Federal Government to release the money demanded by the
       Academic Staff Union of Universities or risk a protest from
       students and youths.
       The group, therefore, gave the authorities upto Monday to settle
       all outstanding issues with the ASUU leadership.
       Its Director, Outreach Services, Chief Timi Frank, stated this
       in an interview with our correspondent.
       The ACN was reacting to comments credited to the Minister of
       Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi
       Okonjo-Iweala, that the FG did not have the N92bn demanded by
       ASUU.
       He noted that the group would mobilize the protesters to
       ¡°occupy¡± the state and federal ministries of education in the
       country.
       He said, ¡°Okonjo-Iweala said Nigeria does not have N92bn to
       settle the agitation of ASUU. It is an insult to the Nigerian
       students and youths. President Goodluck Jonathan must fire her
       or we will mobilize Nigerians and lead the protests.¡±
       Academic activities in the nation¡¯s public universities have
       been paralysed for six weeks, due to the industrial action
       embarkedupon by the lecturers.
       Frank also accused the FG of deceiving Nigerians over the true
       state of affairs.
       Meanwhile, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mallam Yusuf Ali, on
       Monday condemned the incessant strike embarked upon by
       universityteachers.
       Ali, who spoke to one of our correspondents on the telephone,
       noted that the unending industrial actions were destroying the
       country¡¯s university system.
       Although he admitted that the government should address the
       issues raised by the lecturers, Ali stressed that industrial
       actions would not solve the problem.
       He said, ¡°It is quite unfortunate that the only way our
       lecturers think they can make government to meet their demands
       is by going on strikes.
       ¡°While I think the government should do the needful, I think
       the lecturers should also stop embarking on strikes.
       ¡°I don¡¯t think strike is the solution.
       ¡°There is need for a balance between our national interests,
       the needs of the students and the needs of the lecturers
       themselves.¡±
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