The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) said it has started mobilizing students across the country ahead of the planned nationwide protest by the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) over the prolonged strike by Nigerian university workers.
NLC announced that it would embark on a two-day protest on Tuesday and Wednesday to ensure the government quickly reaches an agreement with striking Nigerian university workers.
A statement issued by NANS President Sunday Asefon instructed all subdivisions of the association to start mobilizing to join the NLC in the protest.
“I am pleased to inform all Nigerian students and their structures, SUG, JCC, ZONAL and the National Executive Council to start immediate mobilization to participate in the NLC rescue mission,” he wrote.
The statement says the starting point for those in Abuja will be the NLC secretariat and the Abuja Labor House, and says the union hopes the efforts will produce the desired result.
The strike of university workers, including Union of Academic Staff of Universities (ASUU), the Association of Senior Staff of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), among others, is currently in its sixth month with no end in sight.
However, President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Education Minister Adamu Adamu to take over the negotiations from his Labor counterpart Chris Ngige, whom ASUU has accused of being a hindrance in his negotiations with the government.
Adamu reportedly said he could resolve the crisis in two to three weeks in a meeting with the president on Tuesday.
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