07/02/2019
*OUTCOME OF THE PROTEST HELD BY NAPS AT
THE NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,
ABUJA*
*Greatest Nigerian Students* !
'To say that a bad government must be
established for fear of anarchy is really saying
that we should kill ourselves for fear of dying'.
And, "I've learned that fear limits you and your
vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a
few steps down the road for you. The journey is
valuable, but believing in your talents, your
abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to
walk down an even brighter path. Transforming
fear into freedom.
Just as we promised to shutdown the Nnamdi
Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, we made it a
reality as students heavily mobilised with their
SUG Buses barricaded the entrance to the Airport
for 3hours. In spite the security threats posed by
the heavily armed security personnel of the
airport, the students were not intimidated as they
continued to march towards the main gate of the
airport.
The Regional Manager of the Airport alongside
with the Chief Security Officer and the
Commissioner of Police FCT were forced tocome
their cometheir down to meet with the protesting
students.
The leadership of NAPS headed by the National
President Comrade Mohammed Eneji demanded
that the Minister of Aviation communicate with
his counterpart Minister of Education to
immediately call for an emergency meeting with
the students and the Striking Lecturers, and
because of the traffic congestion caused at the
entrance to the Airport as a result of the protest,
the request was immediately granted and an
emergency meeting was called at the Federal
Ministry of Education. The Protesting students
withdrew and converged at the Ministry where the
meeting was conveyed with The Executive
Secretary of NBTE, Representative of the Minister
of Labour, the Permanent Secretaries of both
Ministry of and Labour and Education
respectively, the Leadership of ASUP National
were all in attendance, and at the end, the
following were agreed:
1. That an express meeting will continue hold
between the Ministry and ASUP until resolutions
are made.
2. That the ES of NBTE be a catalyst in facilitating
an end to the strike.
3. That most grey areas enumerated by ASUP have
been captured and an undisclosed amount
running into tens of billions have been approved
by FG as part of the demands of the Lecturers and
are followed up on.
4. And that the students be rest assured that our
campuses will be reopened very soon with the
above developments achieved so far.
The Leadership of NAPS agreed with the
development and hope that the agreements are
made as another 14days ultimatum have been
given to shutdown the INEC National
Headquarters if the students don't resume.
We want to appreciate all the SUG Presidents who
travelled from various institutions and states to
make this happen, our stakeholders, National
Excos of NAPS, NANS Zone C PRO, the
Commissioner of Police FCT, the Student Desk
officer of the DSS, NSCDC, FRSC and everyone for
making the outing successful and violence free.
We promise to remain committed to the struggle
until we see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Aluta Continua! Victoria Ascerta!!
Comrade Mohammed Eneji
NAPS President
Comrade tR Adekanbi Sunday
Senate President
Comrade Ijaduoye Olasunkanmi
National PRO
February 1 at 12:09 P
