 The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASU, has rolled over its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks and that's according to a statement signed by the Union's President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke. He said the Union has given the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues and that the role of a strike was effective from May 9th that's today. ASU said it took the decision after its National Executive Council meeting which was called to review developments since the Union declared an eight-week total and comprehensive role over strike at the end of its emergency meeting on the 14th of March. Some of ASU's demands include the release of revitalization funds for universities, in negotiation of the 2009 FGN-ASU agreement, release of earned allowances for university lecturers and the deployment of the UTAS payment platform for the payment of salaries and allowances of university lecturers. Now Unilike students this morning staged a peaceful protest against continued ASU strike. They walked on the road singing solidarity songs up to their school gate demanding that the government resolve the strike and let them return to school. They however said the action was just a warning protest and that if government does not listen to them they would occupy the streets. In front of the University of Lagos gate the students of the school gathered to protest. They are demanding that the government should ensure they return to school. Margaret Akiwande a mother of one of the students joined them in solidarity. I'm here to support my students, my children because I'm a mother. I want ASU to go back to school, to go back to resume. If one person that wants to come out as the president can purchase a phone for 100 million it means they can afford to be the demand of ASU. They are not lessee youths because when they go abroad they all excel. We make that vote and the youths we have the vote so we keep our votes. The students were sympathized with their lecturers because of their remuneration let out their emotions. They said the protest would continue if the government did not resolve the issues. The government has become very irresponsible and it is very clear so there is no ground that they are even shifting or there is no ground that they are even made right now. The government has not even called for a single meeting with ASU and yet this is a government that negotiates with bandits, negotiates with terrorists but cannot negotiate with workers. Nantes have said there is not going to be any primaries presidential primaries for the PDP or APC if they don't that's a very good demand. I gave admission since 2019 and I'm still in 200 level like I've not even written 200 level exam I can proudly say I'm just in 100 level and if it is about staying at home learning a skill I wouldn't have written Jambidi firstly. Where would I graduate ASU be like they are rolling over a strike like it's a data gun drill I don't get this is our lives that you are playing with. The government is listening to us we are showing the government that we are going to come out again we are not going to stop now and 233 we are out for them. And we just heard the extent of the strike by another 12 weeks which means if we are not how we are to protest they are going to be resuming by August we are tired of sitting at home we are tired of roaming about the streets of Lagos. I need my right to education. These people are very violent and they won't listen until they see the right thing on the wall. Take a take a minute of fasting then they will know that the students are ready to come out and take the bullets. Because I was supposed to be for 3 years I ended up spending 4 years because of strike and then I came here for human kinetics and I am supposed to spend 4 years and now I am going into 6 years for 4 years because round it all up that is 10 years just because I want to have a degree. Let our 4 years be 4 years is pay our lecturers that teaching us because we have the future of tomorrow. We will not stop until we get what we want. They have neglected the educational system of this country. They are busy buying nomination forms for the upcoming election and they will still come and clamor on students to come and vote for them. We are very idle yes we are very very idle we are lazy Nigerians we don't have anything to do so we are going to come out or we are going to keep coming out to the streets we are going to make sure that everybody feels the pain that Nigerian students are going through. It has been over 80 days since the strike began and with the recent announcement by ASU that they are extending the strike by 12 weeks Nigerians are watching whether the government will listen for George plus the venue. And away from Lagos to Edo state where students of various universities across the state describe the 12 week extension of the ongoing industrial action by ASU as unacceptable the students blocked the entrance gate to the Benin airport. They also took their protest to the state secretariat of the Nigerian Union of journalists. We did to the 4 hours the dish out money for subsidizing a version 4 but for the past three months they did not see money to send to ASU because why because why we the common man we are the one suffering it and the inflation the flat they are the one using it enough is enough of the foolishness we cannot continue like this. Just a few days that the local airport went on strike in less than 24 hours. They brought them back. They brought them back. I sat on Thursday of last week we've been home for 80 days. 80 days. Yesterday we have been told that they've added 12 weeks more in a government, how will a government prioritize politics, aviation, to education? And you recall that we remain on fire when it comes to reporters. Yes. I want to assure you very strongly that the points you have raised this afternoon will be taken to the appropriate quarter.