Ondo students shut down Akure, Ilesha highway over ASUU strike

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Students from Tertiary Institutions in Ondo State led by the National Association of University Students, NAUS, on Wednesday shut down the popular Akure/Ilesha highway while protesting the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

The blockade generated heavy vehicular traffic along the highway, with numerous heavy-duty trucks and passenger buses stranded on their way to and from Abuja, Lagos, as well as Benin.

from Tertiary Institutions in Ondo State drove by the National Association of University Students, NAUS, on Wednesday shut down the well known Akure/Ilesha interstate while protesting the continuous strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

The barricade produced weighty vehicular traffic along the interstate, with various substantial trucks and traveler transports abandoned en route to and from Abuja, Lagos, as well as Benin.

Subsequent to hanging tight for a really long time, drivers who could never again bear the bar took elective however longer voyaging courses.

Esedere Abraham, the former Student Union President of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, said the showing would go on until ASUU cancels the strike.

The student association pioneer said student ought not be made to endure on account of a question among ASUU and the central government.

Shittu Folarin, Vice Chairman of NAUS, Ondo State Chapter, said student will guarantee that “this is ASUU’s final step.”

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