Labour Congress To Embark On One-Day Protest Over ASUU Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it's projecting to hold a one – day national protest to push the Federal Government to accede to the demands of university-based unions.

The President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, made this disclosure on Thursday while speaking in Abuja during the opening of the National Executive Council meeting of the Congress.

He said that reports from a meeting of its Central Working Committee showed that there was no progress in the negotiation between the Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and National Association of Academic Technologists.

Wabba directed all the affiliate unions of the NLC to issue directives on the planned one-day national protest from next week.

In his words, “I think there is reluctance in addressing this issue (of strike) and therefore, CWC has decided that there will be a one-day national protest to call the attention of the government to resolve the issue immediately. After that, the next decision of the CWC will take place.”

He, however, did not state when the national protest will hold.

Wabba also lamented the present fuel crisis in the country, while adding that the congress is studying the sack of teachers by the Kaduna State Government.