ASUU: Parents lament economic crunch as students resume

By Adeleye Kunle

As university students resume school this week, parents are in deep worry over the economic challenges ahead of them.

Track News reports that the Academic Staff Universities Union, ASUU, had last week called off its eight months industrial action.

All the universities under the union are expected to resume academic activities on Monday, October, 17, 2022, with the university system having lost an entire session.

Some parents and guardians in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, expressee divergent views on Sunday as they spoke to Track News.

One Mrs Hannah Obi whose ward is a second year Engineering student in Micheal Okpara University expressed joy that the strike has been eventually called off but regretted that it was happening at a period when things are very difficult in the country.

She noted that the cost of living eight months ago is not the same presently, adding that the price of goods and services have skyrocketed, making it extremely difficult for her to within three days raise funds that can be enough to send his ward back to school.

Her words, “Yes I am happy that ASUU has called off the prolonged strike. A child that was supposed to be graduating by now is still in school due to the strike. The issue now is that I am not buoyant presently for him to go back because the cost of living in the country is high and as a parent, you have other things to take care of