Students of the Kogi State University (KSU) have heaved a sigh of relief as they returned to school to complete their semester examinations. The students were sent home for four months, following an indefinite strike by a school workers over the government’s inability to pay their arrears of salaries and other allowances.
The school was reopened last week when the government and the striking workers struck the deal to end the industrial action. As the students returned, theyvhoped both parties would sustain the agreement, praying against another strike.
Some of them, who spoke with CAMPUSLIFE, decried the strike, describing it as an “unnecessary distraction and interruption”. Some students were philosophical about it.
Adeleke Omofaye, a 300-Level Education student, expressed bitterness, describing the strike as the worst period in the time he spent on the campus. He said he did not pray for another strike till his last day on the campus.
Adeleke called for understanding between government and the university workers to avoid a situation where the school would lose its credibility, because of constant disruption of its academic calendar
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