ASUU: NLC Declares 2-Day Nationwide Strike
By Ozumi Abdul
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC( has announced plans to embark on a two-day nationwide protest on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, to force the federal government to bring to a halt the lingering faceoff between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
This was disclosed in a circular issued to all the state chairmen of the NLC.
The circular signed by the National President of the Congress, Ayuba Wabba, partly read, “We bring you fraternal greetings from the national secretariat of the NLC.
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“In line with the decisions of the National Executive Council meeting of the NLC held on June 30, 2022, we have scheduled as follows the National Days of Protest to get our children back to school and support our unions in Nigeria’s public universities fighting for quality education.”
According to the circular, the protest would be held on “Tuesday, July 26, 2022, and Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in all the states of the Federation and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
“Take-off point is the NLC State Secretariats and the Labour House, Abuja. You are requested to immediately convene the meetings of your SAC to disseminate this information and to fully mobilise workers in the states for this very important protest for good governance,” it added.
