*”We want the strike to end but not to contribute money to pay ASUU”
The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has distanced itself from a proposed contribution of N10,000 by country’s parents of students each for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end its ongoing strike.
Media reports during the week had claimed that the NAPTAN leadership had arrived at the decision to enable ASUU wade off the strike, to which Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President, reacted urging Nigerians parents to pressure President Muhammadu Buhari to stop it.
However, a statement by the National President of NAPTAN, Alhaji Haruna Danjuma, distanced the parents-teachers body from the claim.
According to him, the association is not aware of the proposal.
“We are not involved in any statement related to paying money to ASUU for the members to call off the ongoing strike.
“Our stand since from the inception of the strike is for both ASUU and federal government to come to an agreement, which is to end the strike but not to contribute money to pay ASUU.
“There is need for government and ASUU to, as a matter of urgency, come to conclusions and reach an agreement because the strike has affected millions of students and university lecturers in many ways.
“We still appeal to the federal government to please and please listen to the demands of ASUU and to rescue all kidnapped secondary school students across the country that are still in bandit captivity,” PTAN president said.
He decried the current situation of Yauri kidnapped female students that were still being held by bandits for over 400 days.
