Kwara state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has joined the National body of the Union to stage a peaceful rally to press home the demand of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) on University revatalisation.
The Union members which included NLC, ASUU, NASU, SANU and other allied Unions went round areas like Post Office , Challenge, A-Division Round About and Government House on Ahmadu Bello way Ilorin to submit their letter to the state government.
Addressing Journalists at he NLC Secretariat in Ilorin, the Kwara state Chairman of the Union, Comrade Aliyu Isa-Ore said the rally was organised in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members to press home their demand on the need for the federal government to honour their agreement.
He said the federal government had signed an agreement with ASUU some years back on University revatalisation and other sundry issues.
Comrade Isa-Ore explained that if the federal government refuse to head to their demand after the rally ,the Union will go on three day warning strike.
In their separate remarks the Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Ilorin , Professor Moyosore Ajao and the Chairman of the National Association of Academic Technologists Union , Comrade Awolola Femi ,commended the NLC for supporting their course.
They also called on Nigerians and those in the position of authority to do the needful in the interest of the future of the country.
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
