There was reported partial compliance of the protest called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in many parts of the country, on Tuesday.
Recall that the leadership of the NLC had called on Nigerian workers to join the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in its ongoing strike to press home some demands from the Federal Government.
National president of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in a statement, told Nigerian workers that the protest was in support of unions in Nigeria’s public universities who are fighting for quality education.
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According to Comrade Wabba, “In line with the decisions of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress held on the 30th of June 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.
“You are requested to immediately convene the meetings of your SAC to disseminate this information and to fully mobilize workers in the states for this very important protest for good governance,” Comrade Wabba said in the circular jointly signed by the NLC General Secretary, Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja.
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In line with the agreement, members of the NLC, on Tuesday, stormed the streets of capital cities in some states of the Federation including Lagos, with placards emblazoned with different inscription.
Some of the inscriptions on the placards displayed by Lagos protesters say, ‘Nigeria at 60 years Independence, More hunger in the land’, ‘Reduce the costs of governance now. Save the masseuses from poverty and hunger’, ‘Stop importation of petrol, revive the refineries’, and so forth.
In Ondo State, protesters carried placards which read, ‘ASUU FUTA says, End ASUU Strike Now’, ‘NASU says, Get our children back to school’, ‘Grant our demands Federal Government of Nigeria’ and many more.