NSUK Alumni Plead with Gov. Sule: "Our Students Can't Take More Pain," as ASUU Strike Bites Harder

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The Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) Alumni Association has made a passionate appeal to Governor Abdullahi Sule to step in and resolve the ongoing strike by the university's ASUU chapter, warning that students and parents are buckling under extreme financial strain in the current tough economy.

The plea came from the Association's National President, Barr. Nuhu Egya, who also serves as the National Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association.

In a statement issued and signed by the National Public Relations Officer, God’spower Ede, the alumni body acknowledged the legitimacy of the lecturers' grievances but stressed that the strike's prolonged nature has become "too heavy a cross" for students and their families to bear.

The association noted that the academic disruption has stretched the semester endlessly, and forcing students to vacate campus only to return later would impose crippling transportation and upkeep costs on already struggling households.

"With the current economic hardship crushing average Nigerians, the weight on parents and students is becoming unsustainable. Asking students to go home and later come back is simply too burdensome," the statement read.

Emphasizing that education is the cornerstone of any society, the alumni warned that extended academic paralysis could inflict lasting damage on both the students' futures and the state's development trajectory.

Barr. Egya therefore called on the state government to urgently open fresh talks with ASUU leadership and broker a swift compromise that would allow students to resume lectures without further delay.

The NSUK ASUU chapter has been on strike over unresolved welfare packages and funding shortfalls, effectively shutting down academic activities on campus.

Students have been vocal about the devastating ripple effects—from mounting hostel rent and daily feeding costs to growing anxiety over delayed graduation dates.

While the alumni association reaffirmed its solidarity with the lecturers' just demands, it appealed for accelerated dialogue, insisting that the students who bear no blame in the dispute remain the ultimate victims of the prolonged stalemate.