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PIC. 8. SOME OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) PROTESTING OVER RECENT INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF AT THE HEAD OFFICE OF ABUJA ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, WUSE IN ABUJA ON MONDAY (8/2/16). 0762/8/2/2016/OTU/BJO/NAN MONDAY (8/2/16). 0762/8/2/2016/OTU/BJO/NAN[/caption]
National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Biodun Ogunyemi has mobilised members of the union for a strike and mass action commencing Wednesday to force the Federal Government to revert the pump price from N145 to N86.50.
In a letter sent to members of the Congress nationwide and read at the University of Ibadan Chapter where the Chairman, Dr Deji Omole mobilised members to get ready for mass resistance to what he called the obnoxious and callous policy of fuel price increment.
According to Omole, the policy of subsidy removal was the most criminal ambush from the Mohammad Buhari-led federal government to empower the rich and cripple the poor.
The ASUU boss who said that the common denominator to all Nigerians is poverty added that the same APC government that failed to pay civil servants for months is now celebrating budget signing with the legalisation of the black market.
Omole, who noted that many state governors who now align with the removal of subsidy ran their states aground through wasteful spending, added that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission should beam search lights on state governors.
ASUU boss noted that the coup against the masses adding that since Nigeria runs motorised economy, Nigerians cannot be forced to carry the problems created by the rich and friends of government.
ASUU president in the letter entitled “Increase in Pump price of Premium Motor Spirit to N145 per litre: Proposal for Joint Action with NLC stated that ASUU members are called upon to according to our Union’s principles, fully respect Article 2 of the Constitution of ASUU; that our Union and members shall work for the protection and advancement of the socio-economic interests of the nation. Branch Chairpersons are to conduct emergency congress meetings on Tuesday 17 May 2016 to mobilise our members for the action commencing on Wednesday. All branches of ASUU nationwide are to comply.”
Ogunyemi anchored the position on “delayed, partially paid and in most cases unpaid salaries for many months by state, federal and local governments, disguised retrenchment of workers, especially by State Governments, in the name of verification exercise and endless hunt for ghost workers and heavy taxation”.
PIC. 8. SOME OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) PROTESTING OVER RECENT INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF AT THE HEAD OFFICE OF ABUJA ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, WUSE IN ABUJA ON MONDAY (8/2/16). 0762/8/2/2016/OTU/BJO/NAN MONDAY (8/2/16). 0762/8/2/2016/OTU/BJO/NAN[/caption]ASUU Declares Nationwide Strike, Joins NLC On Fuel Hike Protest
National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Biodun Ogunyemi has mobilised members of the union for a strike and mass action commencing Wednesday to force the Federal Government to revert the pump price from N145 to N86.50.
In a letter sent to members of the Congress nationwide and read at the University of Ibadan Chapter where the Chairman, Dr Deji Omole mobilised members to get ready for mass resistance to what he called the obnoxious and callous policy of fuel price increment.
According to Omole, the policy of subsidy removal was the most criminal ambush from the Mohammad Buhari-led federal government to empower the rich and cripple the poor.
The ASUU boss who said that the common denominator to all Nigerians is poverty added that the same APC government that failed to pay civil servants for months is now celebrating budget signing with the legalisation of the black market.
Omole, who noted that many state governors who now align with the removal of subsidy ran their states aground through wasteful spending, added that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission should beam search lights on state governors.
ASUU boss noted that the coup against the masses adding that since Nigeria runs motorised economy, Nigerians cannot be forced to carry the problems created by the rich and friends of government.
ASUU president in the letter entitled “Increase in Pump price of Premium Motor Spirit to N145 per litre: Proposal for Joint Action with NLC stated that ASUU members are called upon to according to our Union’s principles, fully respect Article 2 of the Constitution of ASUU; that our Union and members shall work for the protection and advancement of the socio-economic interests of the nation. Branch Chairpersons are to conduct emergency congress meetings on Tuesday 17 May 2016 to mobilise our members for the action commencing on Wednesday. All branches of ASUU nationwide are to comply.”
Ogunyemi anchored the position on “delayed, partially paid and in most cases unpaid salaries for many months by state, federal and local governments, disguised retrenchment of workers, especially by State Governments, in the name of verification exercise and endless hunt for ghost workers and heavy taxation”.
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