Damilola Owot, secretary of the group in a statement on Wednesday also condemned the government for refusing to pay ASUU its backlog of salaries.

“Much more are piled in the capitalists’ pockets as super-profits. We completely disagreed with the president on funding of tertiary education. The attempt to commercialise education is one of the reasons why the government is fighting ASUU tooth and nail. If we allow a complete commercialisation of education, it will affect the children of ordinary people as many working class children will drop out of school. 

“The WYSN calls on ASUU and the trade unions to join forces and declare mass mobilisations and strike actions. We need to create a common front for all those who suffer under the current system. We need to build a mass workers political alternative because as things stand the ruling class will continue to exploit and repress any resistance. If the government is allowed to get away with this attack on ASUU, this will affect all other workers in every sector of the economy. What we need now more than ever is unity of working class against the anti-poor policies and attacks.”