Church elders and ministers have cried out for an urgent solution to the lingering strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Rising from their meeting on Monday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, the elders under the aegis of the Fellowship of Leaders and Ministers of Bible-believing Churches, appealed to the university lecturers and the Federal Government (FG) to quickly resolve their differences in the interest of the students.
The leader of the group, Pastor Abel Aiyedogbon, who spoke with newsmen, lamented that the country’s future is bleak with the prolonged strike, saying Nigeria would suffer a great loss if youth are not prepared for expected roles.
He said: “As a body and stakeholders to the destinies of our children, we appealed to the parties concerned especially the federal government to quickly resolve the ASUU crisis.
“The students involved are the future leaders of our nation and if they are not prepared for such roles as expected, the future of our country may be in jeopardy.
“Today is the womb of tomorrow, what we do with our nation today will determine how strong the country will be tomorrow. The Nigeria of tomorrow is certainly going to be what the ruling class of today organises it to be.
“The prolonged strike action has shown how insensitive the nation’s policymakers and all other stakeholders are. The plights of our university students who have been at the receiving end over the years need to be considered.”
