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Labour activist and General
Secretary, National Union of
Electricity Employees, NUEE, Joe
Ajaero has given the Federal
Government one week to resolve its
differences with the Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU) or
cripple the country with the
mother-of-all-strikes.
Ajaero who was speaking during
the opening of a training workshop
organized for labour leaders in
Enugu, threatened to ally with
other unions across the country to
join ASUU on a solidarity stike if
the impasse persists.
Ajaero said government was being
insensitive to the plight of
Nigerian students because the
children of the rich are studying
outside the country.
He said:
“If ASUU issue is not addressed,
we will shut this country alongside
other unions. We will ally with
other unions and make sure that
nothing works in this country.
This is not a strike based on
demand, it’s based on agreement.
As government, you must honour
your agreement. Here, there’s no
social security, the price of food is
high, the same goes for electricity
tariff. We are going to join our
children to stay at home and let
them run the system,” he
threatened.