The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has confirmed that it would join Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on a nationwide protest in support of ASUU on July 26 and 27.
This is contained in a memo with ref. NUEE/NS/2022/008, signed by General Secretary, Joe Ajaero while communicating the decision of the body after a meeting of the central working committee and national working committee.
The union directed all members to “massively mobilize and actively participate in the NLC/ASUU solidarity protest”.
Ajaero urged vice presidents, state/administrative councils, and chapter secretaries to collaborate with the leadership of state executive councils for “a successful outing”.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on industrial action on February 14, leaving more than 80 public tertiary institutions across Nigeria shut.
But, Information Minister, Lai Mohammed declared that the planned demonstrations “are uncalled for and illegal” and suggested it was high time the actions of labour were interrogated.
“The NLC is not a political party. The NLC can go on strike or protest if the rights of NLC members are involved.
“What the NLC is planning in the two days is about interest. There’s no dispute between NLC, as a body, with the federal government”, he said.
ASUU is irked by poor funding of schools and laxity in the payment of Academic Earned Allowance (EAA).
Others include the use of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) and the refusal to adopt the Universities Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).
The ASUU strike led by Prof. Victor Osodeke, has entered the sixth month on July 15 as tens of thousands of undergraduates await an announcement for resumption.
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