Electricity Workers Threaten Nationwide Blackout If FG Doesn’t End ASUU Strike In 7 Days

Labour activist and General Secretary, National Union
of Electricity Employees, NUEE, Joe Ajaero has given
the Federal Government one week to resolve its
differences with the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) or cripple the country with the
mother-of-all-strikes. Ajaero who was speaking during
the opening of a training workshop organized for
labour leaders in Enugu, threatened to ally with other
unions across the country to join ASUU on a solidarity
stike if the impasse persists. Ajaero said government
was being insensitive to the plight of Nigerian
students because the children of the rich are studying
outside the country. He said:
“If ASUU issue is not addressed, we will shut this
country alongside other unions. We will ally with
other unions and make sure that nothing works in
this country. This is not a strike based on demand, it’s
based on agreement. As government, you must
honour your agreement. Here, there’s no social
security, the price of food is high, the same goes for
electricity tariff. We are going to join our children
to stay at home and let them run the system,” he
threatened.