By Christiana Ekpa
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said there would be no going back on its proposed national strike if the government fails to resolve the ongoing strike action in Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions in the country.
Wan, who said this when he led members of the union, students, parents, and other stakeholders on a protest to the National Assembly said the national strike action would be preceded by a three-day national protest.
Wabba said about N1.6 trillion naira spent by the elites to send their children to school outside the country is enough to revamp education in the country.
He said Nigerian university lecturers were the poorest pain in Africa, which has led to a massive exodus of the best brains of tbe country to other countries.
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Anderson Ezeibe, regretted that after a NEEDS assessment in 2014 by the Federal Government, it was recommended that N800 billion would be required for the revitalization of the polytechnics in the country.
He regretted that since not nothing has been done.
He urged the National Assembly to the occasion and ensure those saddled with the responsibility of managing education in the country live up to expectations.
The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sunday Asefon, said several promises to resolve the issue but none had been kept.
He urged that universities be opened immediately.
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, who was represented by Deputy Majority Leader, Senator Robert Borrfice, assured that the National Assembly would work hard to ensure the issue is resolved.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, who was represented by, Hon Mohammed Wudil, promised to ensure all relevant stakeholders would be brought together as soon as possible to address the problem.
Wabba handed over letters of complaint to the representatives of the Senate President and the Speaker.
The protesters walked about two kilometres from the Federal Secretariat gate through the annex gate to the Parliament car park where they were met by the National Assembly leadership.
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