The Nigeria labour Congress(NLC) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the payment of all withheld salaries of university workers in the country.
Mr Ayuba Wabba, the NLC President, made the appeal in a resolution reached at the end of the National Administrative Council of the congress in Abuja.
“The affected university workers are finding it difficult to cope with the prevailing economic challenges in the country,‘’ he said. He noted that this has made the cost of living unreasonably difficult for workers and ordinary Nigerians. `The need for another review cannot be overstated given the excruciating economic realities in Nigeria today,’’ he said.
“There is also the deliberate roadblocks mounted against citizens who desire to collect their Permanent Voter Cards .
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