ASUU Strike: NLC Rejects Buhari’s Plea, Insists on Nationwide Protest
- Labour Union have vowed to proceed with its planned protest over the lingering ASUU strike
- The president of the union, Comrade Ayuba Wabba insisted on calling on the attention of the government through the industrial action while noting the future of the Nigerian students is at stake
- Meanwhile, the NLC announced earlier, plans to commence a two-day nationwide protest on July 26, 2022, in solidarity with the striking members of the ASUU and other unions in the public universities
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted it would proceed with its planned protest in solidarity with the five months old strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Leadership reports.
The Labour union maintained that plans were being concluded for a smooth nationwide protest.
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NLC president insists on the planned strike
According to NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, the protest pencilled to start on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, would not be shelved, The Punch report added.
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Wabba however noted that the action is meant to call the attention of the government to the plight of parents of those students whose future is being toyed with.
Lagos state chapter of NLC further backed the action
On her part, the Lagos State Council chairperson of NLC, Comrade Funmi Sessi described the unresolved strike as unfortunately happening that could mar the future of education in Nigeria.
She said:
“Our planned protest is not mainly for ASUU and other unions who are on strike, but to rescue our students who are now going into different vices since they have been forced to stay at home and also to fight for other youth whose educational future is being truncated by the inactive attitude of Federal Government.’’
5 months strike: President Buhari addresses ASUU, gives a strong directive
In another development, Legit.ng reported earlier that President Muhammadu Buhari urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the five-month-long strike that has kept students of the tertiary institutions across the country at home.
Speaking while receiving some governors, legislators and political leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in his hometown in Daura, Katsina state on Monday, July 11, the president said that students cannot continue to stay at home.
Calling on members and leadership of ASUU to reconsider their positions on the ongoing strike action, President Buhari pleaded that negotiations should continue, with students in lecture halls.
"ASUU left the group chat": Nigerian man graduates from foreign uni, dances to stage to receive his degree
Meanwhile, Nigerians at home are reacting to a video showing how a fellow national signed off at his foreign university.
The moment his name was called during the graduation ceremony, he became excited and showed off the Nigerian in him.
He did interesting fast legworks, impressing the audience as they appreciated him with a roar and a clap.
Nigerians at home who have seen the video on Instagram are reacting to it, with some mentioning the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that is currently on strike, making students unable to graduate in record time.
Source: Legit.ng
