{"id":97360,"date":"2022-07-26T18:13:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T17:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=97360"},"modified":"2022-07-26T18:13:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T17:13:35","slug":"asuu-expect-nationwide-strike-nlc-tells-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/asuu-expect-nationwide-strike-nlc-tells-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"ASUU: Expect nationwide strike, NLC tells FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has said that the workers\u2019 union will embark on a three-day nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to accede to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities after the ongoing two-day warning protest organised by the NLC.<\/p>\n<p>Wabba, who spoke in an interview with Channels TV \u2018Sunrise Daily\u2019, also stated that the workers\u2019 union embarked on a two-day protest against the ongoing ASUU strike not just as a show of solidarity, but because the strike directly affected the NLC.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe two-day warning strike is to call for attention for the issues to be resolved promptly. The next level is a three-day national warning strike if nothing has happened after the protest, to show our grievances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not on a solidarity action, we are affected directly.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NLC had organised the two-day protest after a series of failed negotiations between the FG and ASUU to resolve the strike action.<\/p>\n<p>Wabba, who stated that the ongoing protest was a democratic norm which was constitutional and supported by the international charters, added that it was not illegal to carry out such demonstration on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThese are democratic norms everywhere in the world. Even as an individual, you have the right to air your grievances.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cIt is within the provision of our law. It is backed by the United Nations charter for human and peoples rights, African charter for human and peoples rights, and it is there in our constitution \u2014 sections 39 and 40.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since plans for the ongoing protest was announced by the NLC, the Minister for Information, Lai Mohammed, had alleged that the protest was illegal and would create anarchy in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister for Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, had also taunted the workers\u2019 union, claiming erroneously that the protest was against international labour practices.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria Police Force had also in its bid to defend the regime, demanded that the NLC should get a permit from the Force before embarking on the two-day warning-protest.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the claims by the authorities, Wabba said the court of law had pronounced that citizens did not need permission from the police or any authority to carry out protests.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cEven the court has pronounced that you don\u2019t require any permission. It is legal and within your fundamental human rights to protest issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people say it\u2019s illegal, I think people should remember that no condition is permanent. 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