Odiwe made the confirmation during an interview on Tuesday
in Ile-Ife.
He condemned the recent assault on the NLC President, Joe
Ajaero, which led to the strike.
According to him, the strike would be over immediately the
order come from the highest authority.
Also, Comrade Ademola Junaid, the Branch Secretary, Senior
Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Obafemi Awolowo University
(OAU) branch, said that they joined the nationwide indefinite strike declared
by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Junaid said that his union joined the strike in total
compliance with the circular sent by the National President, Comrade Ibrahim
Aruna, overnight.
According to him, though the students have just resumed, no
one attended to them, and the staff did not have access to their offices
because of the strike.
“The issue at hand with the national leaders of NLC and TUC
that led to the attack in Imo State is just a matter of consultation which
required Ajaero’s presence. But things worked out other way round, the
injustice on our president led to the strike. The duo have been invited to a
meeting and we pray that the leadership will honour the invitation, because the
issue of strike has adverse effect on every Nigerian,” he explained.
He appealed to the citizenry to understand each other so as
to avoid the issue of assault that led to strike always.
The SSANU Secretary called on their leaders to have a
rethink on the national strike and give peace a chance.