The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is now on strike, and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is organising rallies around the nation to oppose this.
Members of the NLC gathered in the majority of state capitals as early as 6:00 a.m., marched to their various government buildings, and delivered letters and memos to the governors or their deputies.
The NLC members from various sectors assembled in Lagos at the state office in Yaba, from where they marched to the government building in Alausa.
The Lagos branch of the demonstration had more than 50 NLC affiliates who marched around with placards bearing varied messages.
Some of the placards had inscriptions like “Stop importation of petrol, refine the refineries,” “Nigeria at 60 years of independence, more hunger in the land,” and “Reduce the cost of governance now, save the masses from poverty and hunger.”
At Alausa, various leaders of the labour union took turns to address government officials and gave reasons for the rally.
The speakers include the state NLC Chairperson, Funmi Sessi and the ASUU Coordinator, Lagos Zone, Dr. Adelaja Odukoya, who blamed the non-challant attitude of the Federal Government to the demands of ASUU for the long drawn strike.
