The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is set to commence its nationwide protest in solidarity to the Academic Staff Union of Universities that has been on strike for the past five months.

According to the NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, the labour movement has mobilised workers across the country for a nationwide protest in all the 36 states of the federation and Abuja, that commences today.

The protest is to compel the federal government to resolve all lingering issues to re-open public universities for academic activities.

 “The protest happening tomorrow is not a solidarity protest but a protest of NLC against government actions that lead to our universities being shut down and our kids staying at home instead of going to school. All the unions directly involved in the strike are NLC affiliates and their members are part of NLC,” Wabba said while speaking to journalists at the ongoing 18th NLC Rain School in in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.

The NLC has also warned that it would begin a three-day warning strike from Thursday which would come immediately after the 2-day nationwide protest that begins today.

“We have taken three levels of decision. First is the protest which is going to be national tomorrow. After the protest, a three days national warning strike will start, and if they fail to resolve the issues and bring back our kids to school, we go on indefinite strike.”

“That is the decision of our National Executive Council. And what will be helpful for them is to check the timeline we have given for them to resolve the issues. We are optimistic that they will be willing this time because we are also willing to get our children back to school,” he said.

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