ASUU Strike: NLC protest paralyzes commercial activities in Nigeria cities

Following the prolonged strike action of Nigeria Universities, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has protested nationwide to demand justice for Nigerian students and varsity workers in the country.

The protest which was held in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Port Harcourt, Abuja and among other states paralyzed commercial activities in major cities in the country.

According to NLC, the protest was a three-day warning call in solidarity with the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Nigeria for the federal government to honour all agreements with ASUU.

The Lagos state protest was led by NLC Chairman, Mrs Agnes Sessi, along with rights lawyer, Femi Falana(SAN), former NLC Vice President, Comrade Issa Aremu, the Zonal Coordinator, ASUU, Lagos, Adelaja Odukoya, among others.

Speaking at the protest, Mr Femi Falana, said enough of incessant University strikes in the country and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to “collect money from the looters’ to solve the lingering issue between it and the academic workers.

Falana hailed the NLC for staging the protest and coming out in large numbers to support ASUU.

“I commend the Nigeria Labour Congress for bringing out all workers today to protest against the insensitivity of our junketing president as we are here now, he is on his way to Liberia to deliver a speech.

“The President is tired, he has said he is eager to go back to Katsina. We are asking him to rush back home.

“Boko Haram boys have taken over Nigeria. We are telling the government enough is enough. Enough of the killing of our people, enough of strikes in our tertiary institutions,” he added.

“We want to thank the workers. What you have demonstrated today is your capacity to take power in Nigeria and you must be ready.

“You must be prepared to snatch powers from the enemies of our people. About 400 of them took loans from our banks, we called them toxic loans, about N5.4 trillion.

“This government is saying it wants to spend N6.5trillion on importation of PMS, we are saying this is corruption and unacceptable.’