The
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has commenced an indefinite
strike, following failure of the federal and state governments to
implement agreements on issues affecting polytechnic education in the
country.
The indefinite strike declared, Sunday, by the union, followed end of a seven-day warning strike which ended weekend.
Some of the issues in contention are
non-migration of members at the lower cadres on CONTISS 15 salary scale;
release of white paper on the visitation panel to federal polytechnics;
non-commencement of needs assessment of Nigerian polytechnics;
worrisome state of state-owned polytechnics/monotechnics; and continued
appointment of unqualified persons as rectors by some state governments.
Others include failure of most state
governments to implement approved salary packages (CONPCASS) for
polytechnics and 65 years retirement age; continued recognition of the
NBTE as a regulatory body for Nigerian polytechnics against the creation
of a national polytechnics commission; and the snail speed associated
with the amendment of the Federal Polytechnics Act, amongst others.
National President of ASUP, Mr Chibuzor
Asomugha, told Vanguard, Sunday, that the indefinite strike had become
inevitable because the meeting the union had with Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, on the issues
yielded no positive results.
He said the strike would be called off
only when governments addressed all issues raised by the union, and
urged all polytechnics across the country to abide by the directive to
embark on strike.
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
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