By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed all their members to join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strike as an affiliate member of the union.
The directive was given on Monday in a statement issued by Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President, He said, “As an affiliate of NLC, all members of our union are hereby directed to join this action of NLC to protect the interest of Nigerian workers and the leadership of the union.
“Zonal coordinators and branch chairpersons should immediately mobilise our members to participate in the action.”
Recall that, the NLC and TUC had, on Monday, directed their members to commence a nationwide strike starting from 12 a.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
The hinged the decision on the attack on Joe Ajaero, NLC President, by police officers in Imo State.