Strike: Travellers Stranded As Poly Students Protest

[Shola Sholaz]

The ancient city of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital was, yesterday, shut down for hours when the students of polytechnics in Ogun State protested the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics, SSANIP.
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The students, numbering over 200, drawn from three polytechnics in Ilaro, Igbesa and Abeokuta under the auspices of National Association of Polytechnics Students, Ogun State axis blocked some major roads in the ancient city.
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Students Of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, in a peaceful protest over the nationwide strike embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in Abeokuta on Thursday (27/6/13).
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Armed with placards with inscriptions such as: 'Government please. don't jeopardise our future', 'Government, don't destroy polytechnics', 'Federal Government please save our souls' and 'Our lecturers deserve the best' among others.