Academic unions, such as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, have also begun nationwide mobilisation of their members for the strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday.
The national presidents of the two unions, in separate interviews with our correspondent in Abuja, noted that as affiliate members of the NLC, they would join in the strike.
The National President, SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim, said, “We are actively going to participate.”
Similarly, the National President of ASUP, Anderson Ezeibe, said, “Of course, we will join the protest.”