BY JOHN EBIOFINI
THE TWO DAY PROTEST DECLARED BY THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS, NLC IN SOLIDARITY WITH ASUU HAS KICKED OFF IN AKURE, ONDO STATE.
THE PROTEST IS AIMED AT SEEKING AN END TO THE LINGERING ASUU STRIKE.
THE WORKERS WHO TURNED OUT IN LARGE NUMBER INCLUDED MEMBERS OF ASUU AND OTHER TRADE UNIONS.
THEY WORE BRANDED SHIRTS AND CONVERGED ON CENOTAPH, ALAGBAKA AKURE AS EARLY AS HALF PAST SEVEN THIS MORNING WHERE THEY TOOK OFF TO SOME POPULAR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE METROPOLIS.
THE WORKERS CHANTED SOLIDARITY SONGS AS THEY MARCHED THROUGH THE POPULAR OBA ADESIDA ROAD.
THEY HELD BANNERS WITH THE INSCRIPTIONS SUCH AS “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” “END ASUU STRIKE NOW” AMONG OTHERS.
ADDRESSING THE PROTESTERS, NLC CHAIRMAN IN ONDO STATE, MR SUNDAY ADELEYE LAMENTED THE LINGERING ASUU STRIKE WHICH HE NOTED HAD CRIPPLED TERTIARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA CALLING ON THE EDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ACCEED TO THE DEMANDS OF UNIVERSITY ECTURERS SO THAT STUDENTS COULD RETURN TO CLASSROOMS.
MR ADELEYE SAID NLC WOULD NOT RELENT IN ADVOCATING GOOD OVERNANCE WHICH WOULD SECURE THE FUTURE OF NIGERIANS SPECIALLY WORKERS AND STUDENTS.