THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, on Thursday, announced that it will begin a two-week warning strike beginning from December 2, 2024, over the inability of the government to resolve its eleven item demands.
Cardinal among the demand is the appointment of a Rector in Federal Polytechnic Nekede without following the due process and in violation of Federal Polytechnics Act.
President of ASUP, Comrade Kpanja Shamnah, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the end of its 112 National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Abuja.
Recall that ASUP had issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and other relevant agencies to immediately review and reverse all decisions inconsistent with the provisions of the Polytechnics Act and other governance instruments in the sub-sector.
The Union had also alleged issues of impunity and disregard for clear provisions of the Federal Polytechnics Act, various edicts establishing state-owned institutions, and other governance instruments.
The union ASUP also accused the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) of overstepping its bounds by intruding into the regular functions of the Academic Boards of Polytechnics, particularly concerning the admission of Higher National Diploma students within the Nigerian polytechnic system.
Kpanja said, “Our Union’s National Executive Council (NEC) held its 112th session to review the current status of our engagements with proprietors of Public Polytechnics, Colleges of Technology and Monotechnics in the country.
“The defining resolutions of our Union’s 111th NEC was the issuance of a 15 days ultimatum to the government to address issues threatening the progress of the sector or face a withdrawal of services by our members nationwide.
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