{"id":60514,"date":"2022-03-02T18:53:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T17:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=60514"},"modified":"2022-03-02T18:26:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T17:26:43","slug":"ondo-students-shut-down-akure-ilesha-highway-over-asuu-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ondo-students-shut-down-akure-ilesha-highway-over-asuu-strike","title":{"rendered":"Ondo students shut down Akure, Ilesha highway over ASUU strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>After waiting for hours, motorists who could no longer bear the blockade took alternative but longer travelling routes.<\/p>\n<p>Esedere Abraham, the former Student Union President of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, said the demonstration would continue until ASUU calls off the strike.<\/p>\n<p>The student union leader said students should not be made to suffer because of a dispute between ASUU and the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Shittu Folarin, Vice Chairman of NAUS, Ondo State Chapter, said students will ensure that \u201cthis is ASUU\u2019s final step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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. 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