ASUU strike: NLC embarks nationwide protest July 26, 27


*Faults FG’s rejection of Nimi-Briggs C’ttee report 

*Demands payment of withheld salaries of striking varsity workers

THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared next Tuesday and Wednesday as days for nationwide protest over the continued closure of public universities in Nigeria.

It also faulted the Federal Government’s purported rejection of its own Nimi-Briggs Committee on the premise of alleged disparity between the pay rise allocated to academic and non-academic staff of universities.

NLC in a circular to its state councils and affiliates dated July 15, 2022 and signed by its President and General Secretary, Ayuba Wabba and Emma Ugboaja, respectively, said the protest would take place in all the state capitals and Abuja, starting from NLC’s secretariats.

It said the protest was also aimed at pressurizing the Federal Government to conclude negotiations with striking universities unions and ensure that public universities resumed for normal activities.

“In line with the decision of the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress, 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.

“Date: Tuesday, July 26 and Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Venue: All the state capitals of the federation and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Take off point: NLC state secretariats and Labour House, Abuja.

“You are requested to immediately convene the meeting of your Stare Administrative Council, SAC, to disseminate this information and fully mobilise workers in the states for this very important protest for good governance.”

Meanwhile,  the NLC in a statement faulting the Federal Government’s purported rejection of Nimi-Briggs Committee’s report, asked the government to immediately pay the salaries of striking university workers frozen on the premise of “no work-no pay” policy as recommended by the leaders of Nigeria’s two major faiths.

The statement by Wabba also demanded that the government immediately conclude the ongoing negotiation with trade unions in Nigeria’s universities and be prepared to commence implementation of whatever Collective Bargaining Agreement, CBA, arising from it, so that the universities could resume normal activities.


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