ASUU strike: College unions support NLC pro-lecturers' demonstration

 Since the Nigeria Labour Congress announced plans to hold nationwide solidarity protests on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities went on strike on Sunday, complaining that the Federal Government had not yet contacted them. A few days after President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.) gave the minister and other government officials orders to end the ongoing union strike, they said they were still waiting for an official response from Education Minister Adamu Adamu.

According to sources, the NLC indicated this week that it would join forces with other affiliate unions to protest the country's ongoing university workers' strike that began on February 14 of 2022. Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, however, deemed the planned protest illegal, while Chris Ngige, the minister of labor and employment, asserted that a study by the Department of State Services had advised against protesting.

The demonstration will go as scheduled, according to Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, National President of ASUU, who also noted that the government has not yet complied with any of their demands. "Neither the FG nor a formal invitation have been heard from. They have just mentioned that the planned protest is unlawful. They don't want to carry out their obligations, he claimed. Additionally, Mr. Ibrahim Mohammed, the national president of the SSANU, stated, "I have not been contacted, and neither has my union. As I speak to you, we are still hoping that they would speak to us, but the demonstration will still take place.

"The demonstration is a reflection of how we feel about how we are being treated. The 128th day of our strike is today. Their children attend private schools or are studying abroad even though all universities have closed. What then do you anticipate from them? In response to a question on whether Adamu had contacted ASUU following the president's order to end the strike last week, Osodeke stated, "We spoke and it was agreed that we would meet, but we are still expecting official word as regards that." In response to questions, Ben Goong, a spokesman for the Ministry of Education, said: "There is a presidential decree and it will be executed to the letter."

According to the report, the ASUU strike enters its 161st days on Monday i.e. today 

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