Following the prolonged industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), are protesting in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital.
Recall that university lecturers on February 14, 2022, shut down public universities over the inability of the Federal Government to implement agreements the two parties entered into in previous years.
Despite negotiations and interventions by concerned citizens, the FG and the ASUU are yet to settle their differences after nearly 6 months.
The protest which is currently holding is also an opportunity for the NLC to bring attention to other issues affecting the nation.
Some of the protesters who stormed the street carried placards with several inscription such as “Stop importation of petrol, refine the refineries”, “Nigeria at 60 years of independence, more hunger in the land”, etc
The nationwide protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress in solidarity with ASUU over the strike that has lingered for months.
The Nigeria Labour Congress had on Monday directed workers in state capitals and Abuja to join the protest
According to the union, the protest would hold at all the State capitals, while the mega rally would take place in Abuja to pressure the Federal Government to meet ASUU’s demands.
However, the police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have deployed personnel in critical infrastructure and facilities in response to the strike.
