In Benue state Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress have protested in Makurdi in solidarity with the strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
The protest is also an opportunity for the NLC to bring attention to other issues affecting the nation.
The scores of protesters stormed the Benue State Government House entrance, carrying placards with several inscriptions, to drive home their demands.
Receiving them, Governor, Samuel Ortom urged the Federal Government to honour the agreement it voluntarily entered with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.
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Earlier, the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Godwin Anya said the union had decided to take over the issue between ASUU and the Federal Government because of the insensitivity on the part of the Buhari administration.
