Brave Dickson
The planned nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in solidarity with the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has received backing from the Rivers State Civil Liberty Organisation.
The NLC had announced plans to commence a two-day nationwide protest beginning from Tuesday 26 to Wednesday 27 July 2022.
A circular signed by the National President of the congress, Ayuba Wabba partly read that, “in line with the decisions of the National Executive Council meeting of the 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.
“Take-off point is the NLC State Secretariats and the Labour House, Abuja. You are requested to immediately convene the meetings of your SAC to disseminate this information and to fully mobilise workers in the states for this very important protest for good governance.”
Speaking with our correspondent, the state Chairman of CLO, Clifford Solomon welcomed the planned protest but warned NLC not to allow politics to infiltrate it.
He said, “We, the members of CLO are willing to join NLC in the planned protest if the congress will formally invite us through writing.
“We are equally urging NLC not to allow politics infiltrate into the planned protest as we have witnessed in the past.
“As we just have few months to the 2023 general elections, politicians will be desperate to take advantage of such protest, hence, NLC should be very careful.
