The Nigeria Labour Congress have warned that it will embark on a three-day nationwide warning strike across all sectors if the crisis in the nation’s public universities is left unresolved.
NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, gave the warning on Tuesday on Channels television programme, Sunrise Daily, amid the protest by members of the union across the country.
According to Wabba, the protest first is to show their concern and to also call for urgent action to resolve the issues.
He said the next level is a three days national warning strike if nothing has happened after the protest to show our grievances.
Members of the NLC across the country trooped to the major streets of the state capital of their respective branches in protest against the prolonged strike by university workers.
The national leadership of the union is expected to join the demonstration in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday, a day after it began in all 36 states of the Federation.
University workers, including members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), had gone on strike for various reasons.
While the Federal Government said the decision of the NLC to embark on a nationwide protest was illegal, the leadership of the union insisted that its action was within the ambit of the law.