Students urge FG to meet ASUU’s demandsto end strike ................................Lagos – The South-West zone of the NationalAssociation of Nigerian Students (NANS) onWednesday called on the Federalgovernment to meet the demands ofstriking university lecturers to saveundergraduates’ future..........The zonal Coordinator, Mr Tunde Adeyemo,made the call while addressing a newsconference in Lagos........Adeyemo said that the current strike wouldfurther weaken the sector and negativelyaffect the students.,......The university teachers, under the aegis ofAcademic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),embarked on what they described as `total,comprehensive and indefinite` strike onJune 30........The lecturers are protesting non-implementation of some sections of anagreement ASUU entered into with theFederal Government in 2009.........“All ASUU is demanding now is that theagreement must be fully implemented........“We, students, cannot afford to beindifferent to this agreement just becauseof our fears about the disruption of theacademic calendar..........“Considering the teaching and learningfacilities in most of our universities, there isan urgent need for the government to bemore responsive in the area of massfunding to save the entire sector fromcollapse...........“If this agreement is fully implemented, itwill mean better funding of education and agreat relief to over-burdened students.........“It is based on this premise that we want tolend our voices, for the interest of thestudents, to appeal to the FederalGovernment to urgently implement thisagreement fully, “ he said.Adeyemo said that university autonomy,improved funding and independent studentunionism were of much concern to NANS........“We demand that budget monitoring andNEEDS committees must include electedrepresentatives of staff and students’unions.” (NAN)Please do well to like and share this!!!