Students threaten to shutdown Asaba over unpaid bursaries

Indigenous students of Delta State under the banner of National Association of Delta State Students, NADESSTU, recently threatened to shut down Asaba, the capital of Delta State, if their 2013/2014 bursary was not paid within the next two weeks.

The Association in a statement by the National President Shaka Emomine, and others, at the end of its emergency meeting at Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, said that the students were no longer happy with the development, adding that any further delay in the payment of the bursary may lead to students’ unrest in the state.

The statement also stated that student were already losing faith in the state government, Vanguard reports.

The statement said:

“The national leadership of the association will no longer stand any chance of losing or jeopardizing the trust bestowed on us by our fellow students whom we were elected to serve and protect their interest.

Therefore, the Delta State Government is hereby issued a two-week ultimatum to come up with the payment of the Delta State Students Bursary/Scholarships Award or risk a state wide protest from the students with its main target being the state capital, Asaba with a magnitude of protest capable of bringing all commercial activities in the beautiful city to a halt until the cries of the students are listened to.”