THE STRIKES THAT HAD THE GREATEST EFFECT ON ME

In as much as there are crucial reason behind most strikes, they in one way or the other bring about harmful effects to some. Protest is no exception in this matter, there have been cases where the activities of protesters (that are probably peaceful) ended up in great disaster. The popular Nigerian End Sars could be used as an example here. Being a Nigerian, I have experienced numerous strikes and few prominent protests too, but there are those that specifically had effect on me as a person. In response to the topic at hand, I shall be shearing these few experiences with you guys.

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Though it cannot be entirely referred to as a strike, but the COVID 19 break delt with me in several ways, it in fact messed with my entire academic pursuit. Since we are talking about the effects of strikes on us, I cannot help but mention this one since it is the most terrible of them all. Now let's go back to the subject matter.

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The Strikes that had the greatest effect on me

Can you imagine hospitals going on strikes? There are places it actually happens. While in Ibadan, a friend of mine had severe pains on his chest. Since the pains seemed to be cardiac related, we treated it as trivial as possible. On getting to a private hospital very close to where we lived, we were referred to a teaching hospital since the hospital in question lacked the equipments needed for X-ray. As funny as might sound, the same doctor that referred us to the hospital casually informed us that the teaching hospital is currently on strike and that we should wait to see if the strike would seize anytime soon. It was no joke, teaching hospitals were actually on strike. Since there were limited hospitals with sufficient equipment, we had no option than to wait while my friend took some prescribed drugs to help manage the pains until the teaching hospital resumed.

ASSU strike is probably the most popular over here in Nigeria. In fact, it is absolutely normal to end up studying for 6 years after being admitted into the university for a 4 years course. I was lucky to have studied in a private university and had little to worry about ASSU and her wahala. While I was in my second year in the university, my Sister got admission into the University of Port Harcourt (a federal university). To cut the long story short, I finished my remaining two years in the university while she only managed to move a year further. All thanks to ASSU and her strikes😀.

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Within my generation, there have only been two major protests in Nigeria. I might not have been in any of the protest ground but it at some point felt like I was at Lekki toll gate myself. There are so many things to say about the END SARS protest and the effect it had on Nigeria, her youth and her entire citizen but I certainly will not be the right person to tell the story since I was never an eye witness.