Nasarawa State have threatened to stop the sales of beef in
markets if the Federal Government fails to end the prolonged
strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) within
two weeks.
The herdsmen who gathered at the Miyetti Allah headquarters in
Nasarawa expressed their unhappiness over the handling of the
issue relating to lecturers' pay which has resulted in the
unnecessary and endless stay-at-home of Nigerian students.
Speaking with newsmen on behalf of the herdsmen, the national
president of the association, Alhaji Abdullahi Bodejo, faulted the
attitude of the government towards education and urged
President Goodluck Jonathan to re-negotiate with the aggrieved
union, in order to find a lasting solution to the strike in the
interest of students and the country.
"If the federal government refuses to listen to the lecturers, we
have no choice than to stop the supply of meat to markets and
our women from selling milk (fura da nunu). We have been making
efforts to enlighten our people about education, but the
government is not encouraging us at all," Bodejo said. He also
called on the union to consider the situation and return to class in
the interests of Nigerian students.
