Asuustrike: The masses might wrongly interpret the rally, Ngige pleads with NLC

July 22, 2022 Arctic Belz 1 Comment

Asuustrike: The masses might wrongly interpret the rally, Ngige pleads with NLC. Chris Ngige has made an appeal to the national labour Congress so they won’t embark on the 2-day protest as intended.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made an appeal on Thursday at a meeting with the leadership of the NLC in his office.

Ngige in his speech, updated the labour leaders on the efforts so far made by the Federal Government to resolve the issue in the university system, saying that efforts were still ongoing.

Recall that the NLC made an announcement on July 17 that it would kick off a nationwide protest on July 26 and 27 to pressure the Federal Government to resolve the five-month-long strike by ASUU and other university-based unions.

According to PUNCH reports, ASUU embarked on the industrial action on February 14. They described FG as the failure of the government to address some of its demands.

Asuustrike: The masses might wrongly interpret the rally, Ngige pleads with NLC

In a statement signed by the Head of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, the minister reminded the NLC leadership that he incorporated them into the tripartite conciliation going on in his Ministry and being very much aware of efforts of the government to resolve the impasse, they could not embark on any rally or protest.

He urged the NLC National Executive Council to reconsider the planned rally as hoodlums might take advantage of it to cause breach of security.

Ngige expressed the concern of the Government that politicians might cash in on the rally to wreak havoc in the country.

He said, “The masses might wrongly interpret the rally as a ploy by the NLC to enhance the chances of the Labour Party presidential candidate, a situation which could spur the supporters of the other political parties into violence.