Nigeria Labour Congress has warned the federal government
that the two-day nationwide solidarity protest by the union is just a first
step, stressing that action would be reviewed next week for further strategy.
The Labour Union in Osun State on Tuesday joined the
national body in a solidarity protest to end the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) strike.
ASUU has been on strike for almost six months.
The Vice Chairman of Osun State NLC, Awotayo Gbadebo said
the national body will review the two-day protest if the federal government
does not yield to its voice.
The NLC asked the federal government to open Nigerian
Universities now.
Various labour unions, including Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU), Trade Union Congress (TUC), NULGE, the Nigeria Union of
Journalists (NUJ), JUSUN, SSANU, NASU and Students’ union bodies joined the
protest to express their grievance.
They gathered at Ogo-Oluwa and moved to the Osun State
Assembly where the Speaker addressed the protesters before they walked to the
governor’s office.
While addressing journalists on Tuesday, Gbadebo who
represented the state chairman of NLC, Comrade Jacob Adekomi said the
government is toying with the lives of students with the incessant strike.
He proposed an act of law that will stop public office or
politicians from sending their children abroad for education to tackle
incessant strikes and other problems facing education in Nigeria.
“Our children’s future have been toyed with because of the
incessant strike. Obafemi Awolowo and other leaders gave these people free
education. We want the government to open our schools today. This two-day
protest is the first action and will be reviewed by National Working Committee
next week.”
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