It is said that when two elephant fights the ground suffers.
It is only two weeks left for the students University of Lagos (UNILAG)
students to prepare for their second semester examination after six months of
ASUU strike. SYLVESTER OKORUWA was on campus to get the comments of
the students on their experiences during the strike period and future plans.
Mike Okoh, post -graduate MSC Economic: During the
strike, I got myself busy with my family members doing
profitable business. I was positively engaged, but the six month period was a
waste for me academically. I could not go on with the progamme, I was doing at
that time due to the prolonged ASUU strike. To me, the strike only helped
extend my programme, which I did not find funny because before the strike, I
had only two months to the end of my post graduate course, but now, I have to
do extra brain work to be able to meet up with the present crash
programme the system now offers us. The strike left us with no choice because
ASUU was fighting for the improvement of university education in
Nigeria.
Deola Jayesimi, 200 Level, Faculty of Law: The six
months ASUU strike only helped to extend my five years Law programme to six
years. The strike was very inconveniencing for me as it only distorted the
school’s calendar and delayed the students from moving to the next
class. Before the strike, we were unable to write our 200 level second semester
examination because by now, I should have been in 300 level. As for me, I only
used the ASUU strike to play football and briefly worked in my father’s company.
Bukola Toki, 200 Level, Department of Petro
Chemical Engineering: The strike affected every student in different ways,
while some of the female students got pregnant, others were engaged in positive
entrepreneurship activities. I believe that the government was very
insensitive to the plight of Nigerian students, that was why the strike was
prolonged. As for me, I tried to engaged myself in some positive activities.
Victor Dare, 400 Level, Department of Philosophy: The
strike was worth it if ASUU got everything they fought for. As a student, I
cannot compare myselfwith fellow
students in South Africa in terms infrastructure. If ASUU gets the money and
puts in place the necessary facilities in our universities, studying will be
made easy. To me, the crash programme presently put in place for the final year
students is not going to be funny because in two weeks time, I will be writing
the final examination and defending my project, all after six months of
idleness, how do we cope?
Evelyn Chinasa Ike, 400 Level, Department of
Philosophy: Initially, when the ASUU strike started, the final year students
were happy because it gave us time to do more research work on our projects,
but when it went on from one month to five months, we were affected
psychologically. Now that we have resumed, everybody is busy reading to be able
to cover lost grounds as the examinations start in two weeks time. How do we
cope? Only God will help us because many students did not study during the strike.
This may result in massive failure.
Patrick, Department of Creative Arts: The strike
was challenging as the strike affected more students psychologically. Six
months of idleness and two weeks to prepare for a second semester examination.
This may not be easy. ASUU and the Federal Government should also take the
students into consideration in the course of their dispute because if two
elephants fights, it is the grass that suffers most. Now that the strike is
over, the students will have to bear the pains.
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