 The academic staff union of University of Zassu have called on lovers of education across the country not to relent in their support to see the union's historic responsibility of an improved university system as they embark on strike for the collective prosperity and better future of Nigerian students. Now, ASU president Immanuel Osadeke and other executive members at the press conference held today in Lagos, said your officials are patriotic enough to reject international jobs plus TV Africa correspondent Destiny Momor reports. The press conference is born out of the alarming, declining conditions of the federal and state-owned universities and their utter neglect over the years, outlining the failure of the federal government to fully implement the memorandum of understanding and memorandum of action as well as other pressing concerns. When asked if embarking on strike was the only way out, Osadeke said it is the most result-oriented formula to express their grouse. Speaking on the no-work-no-pay response from Labour, the union says even though they are being sorted by international universities, they have remained patriotic to see that the educational system in Nigeria is also of a high standard. Our members say no pay or no work. We decide to remain here out of patriotism. If government forces us, we will take those offers, close the universities and then let us see what happens. As the strike action commences today, some disappointed students of UNILAC have this to say. I'm very disappointed that the federal government has now taken moves to stop this from happening because it's been a long while as well as been agitating for this and I feel their needs are legal and should be met. Now you're making everybody either lose concentration in school or just have more years to spend here, which is not right. I don't support that. ASSO says it appears the government has plans to change all universities to privates like its primary and secondary schools, counterparts, Dustin Marmo plus TV Africa. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.