The Nigerian government has advised Nigerian students to drag the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to an industrial court
Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, said students should fight for their rights by questioning ASUU in the court of law.
Adamu made the call during a press briefing at the Presidential Villa on Thursday.
Lamenting that students are the worst hit by the ASUU strike, the minister said the strike has also affected the country’s economy.
He said: “We are all hit by this strike action, perhaps because students have to spend an extra one year or two, you can say, they are worst hit.
“If you had the chance, or the capacity to measure the effect of that on the economy, the economy is also a victim, parents are also victims.
“Who do you assume will compensate students? The federal government? Probably you should take the leaders of strike unions to court to pay them, probably the court will award damages and then, we’ll see how they pay.”
ASUU commenced over 7 months ago over the Federal Government’s refusal meet a 2009 agreement signed with university lecturers.
Protests by the students have yielded no results and schools remain shut down.