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Association of Osun State Students, NAOSS, yesterday implored
academic staff in the state-owned tertiary institutions and the
government to shift grounds in order to resolve their differences so
students can return to class.
It would be recalled that students in Osun-owned polytechnics and Colleges of Education last Monday protested continued closure of their campuses caused by disagreements between the government and academic staff in the institutions.
While the students said they identified with the demands of their lecturers, they also reminded of tremendous impacts by the present administration on the education sector in the state.
The students, at a press conference in Osogbo, addressed by the NAOS president, Comrade Animasahun Adekunle, flanked by other executives of the body, said they recognised many challenges before the government especially the current national economic crisis.
It however urged the state government to reach a compromise with the striking lecturers, even as it called on the relevant stakeholders in the matter to arrive at a common ground in the interest of the students.
The statement read in part, “Having acknowledged the meaningful impact of the current government on education, we are appealing to the state government to help us find lasting solution to the incessant strikes in the state-owned tertiary institutions by taking into consideration our proposal which will assist the government in curbing the effects of yearly strike in the state.
“We equally call on the government to urgently seek dialogue with our lecturers in order for us to resume soonest as pledged by the deputy governor and Education commissioner, Mrs. Titi Laoye Tomori while addressing us during our protest on Monday.
“We equally thank our lecturers for peacefully pressing home their demands from the government without any rancor. But we appeal to them to shift grounds by considering and reasoning with government to fashion out modalities that would guard against further action that may delay our resumption as promised.”
The NAOS president also appreciated Governor Rauf Aregbesola for increasing students’ bursary allowance from N3,000 to N10,000, urging him to pay all the outstanding allowances to the beneficiaries.
“We equally call on the government to pay our bursary, though we appreciate the government for deeming it fit to increase our bursary allowance from the initial amount of N3,000 being paid by the previous government to N10,000,” it said.
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It would be recalled that students in Osun-owned polytechnics and Colleges of Education last Monday protested continued closure of their campuses caused by disagreements between the government and academic staff in the institutions.
While the students said they identified with the demands of their lecturers, they also reminded of tremendous impacts by the present administration on the education sector in the state.
The students, at a press conference in Osogbo, addressed by the NAOS president, Comrade Animasahun Adekunle, flanked by other executives of the body, said they recognised many challenges before the government especially the current national economic crisis.
It however urged the state government to reach a compromise with the striking lecturers, even as it called on the relevant stakeholders in the matter to arrive at a common ground in the interest of the students.
The statement read in part, “Having acknowledged the meaningful impact of the current government on education, we are appealing to the state government to help us find lasting solution to the incessant strikes in the state-owned tertiary institutions by taking into consideration our proposal which will assist the government in curbing the effects of yearly strike in the state.
“We equally call on the government to urgently seek dialogue with our lecturers in order for us to resume soonest as pledged by the deputy governor and Education commissioner, Mrs. Titi Laoye Tomori while addressing us during our protest on Monday.
“We equally thank our lecturers for peacefully pressing home their demands from the government without any rancor. But we appeal to them to shift grounds by considering and reasoning with government to fashion out modalities that would guard against further action that may delay our resumption as promised.”
The NAOS president also appreciated Governor Rauf Aregbesola for increasing students’ bursary allowance from N3,000 to N10,000, urging him to pay all the outstanding allowances to the beneficiaries.
“We equally call on the government to pay our bursary, though we appreciate the government for deeming it fit to increase our bursary allowance from the initial amount of N3,000 being paid by the previous government to N10,000,” it said.
National Mirror
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