Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has declared a seven-day warning strike nationwide beginning from Monday.
In a communiqué at the end of its emergency National Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Thursday, the union warned that the strike might snowball into full blown industrial action if the Federal Government fails to address its grievances.
In the communiqué, which was signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Clement Chirman, and obtained by our correspondent in Jos, Plateau State, on Thursday, ASUP said it had unresolved issues with the government which must be addressed.
It listed the grievances as the non-constitution of governing councils for Polytechnics, Monotechnics, and Colleges of Technology; non-release of the White Paper of the visitation panels to federal polytechnics; and non-commencement of the NEED Assessments of the polytechnics.
Others are what the union described as the worrisome state of state-owned polytechnics, monotechnics, and colleges of technology; the continued appointment of unqualified persons as rectors and provosts by some state governments; and the failure of most states to implement the approved salary package and 65-year retirement age for its members.
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By the way what government want from you, i dindt understand ?
Dey shld pls av mercy on federal polythenic offa. Bcos our first semester exam av nt commence due 2 d fight dat occur btw erinle n offa
Pls have mercy on federal polytechnic Offa let us finish our exam
Why didn’t they include the issues of disparity and discrimination between Polytechnic HND graduate and University graduate in their demand. It is also a burning issue which requires critical consideration by the government to achieve equity in the education system.
federal government, pls do something o.
Federal govt. Please address ASUP’s issue to enable 2010/2011 set in kaduna polytechnic to graduate, we are tired of spendind more years than it suppose to be.
My first semester exam is still on, pls FG u’ve got 2 do something@ FEDPOLYNEKEDE owerri
FG pls look into this issue cos we at polyunwana are nt happy and this discrepancy between HND and BSC must stop
Fed.Govt pls adhere to ASUP demand and let it be equity in HND holder and B.SC holder .4rm PHILIP EKEMINIABASI OF POLYUNWANA.
Federal Government should pls settle the Poly and Uni discrimination. It’s very important.
Federal govt pls do something for Asu
Pls,federal govt do something,let fedpoko write their exams
pls,my point here is that d FG should call a spade a spade.an agreement is agreement.4 d past three years they had the agreement with Asup,is three years not enough to get issues settled?this is a total setback to we students.we just started first semester exams on 18th of april,we only took a gns paper b4 the strike started.our accademic calender is far beyound other schools.FG please do something.victor Elect.Elect Dept.fedpolyoko.
a total set back2 we d students.i also c d issue of discrimination btw hnd nd bsc as madness.do sumtin
pls federal govt,address d issues of asup and also adhere to their demands,we d leaders of tomorrow our future is at stake
pls federal govt,address d issues of asup and also adhere to their demands,we d leaders of tomorrow our future is at stake
federal polytechnic nekede owerri