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ASUP May Resume Nationwide Strike by davidflipcy(m): 11:25am On Nov 19, 2014
If latest information is to be reckoned with, then
the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP,
may embark on another nationwide strike over the
poor state of polytechnics in Nigeria.
This is coming barely four months after the union ended
a 7 months industrial action due to the intervention
of the then newly appointed Minister of
Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau.
It would be recalled that the first assignment Shekarau
carried out after he was appointed as a minister was to
parley with the leadership of ASUP in other to end its 7
months industrial action.
According reports, one of the things the
minister demanded from the striking lecturers was
“time” and the leadership of ASUP consented to his
demand with a view to finding a lasting solution to the
Union’s unending strike action.
“The honourable minister requested a three-month
period to study our demands and meet with appropriate
quarters with a view to meeting our demands.
“That is the main reason we are calling off this industrial
action and asking all our students and their lecturers to
resume,” Chibuzo Asomugha, National President of ASUP
had said in July.

However, latest report indicates that four months after
the truce, no meaning changes has been effected
by Shekarau and polytechnics authorities are already
lamenting that they have been deceived once again by
the government.

It was disclosed that he was already tired of the pranks being
played by the government officials since they called off
the strike in July.
He added that only few people would believe what the
leadership of ASUP has had to put up with since they
called off the industrial action.
“Initially, it was Wike whom we thought was not helping
issues with his busy schedule and political aspiration.
“When the new Minister came on board, we expected
that there would be light at the end of the tunnel after all
but to our amazement, it’s all the same.
“We gave them the three months which they demanded
and thought that our demands would be met afterwards.
But, nothing has been done as far as I know,” Asomugha
lamented.
On whether the Union is likely to embark on another
round of protests that could lead to nationwide strike,
the Union leader noted that, “it is the Federal Executive
Council of our union that can decide on that.
“Until we hold our AGM, I’m afraid, there is little or
nothing we can do about this issue”.
Also commenting on the development, some Nigerian
polytechnics students, in a chat with our correspondent,
described the Federal Government’s action as being
irresponsible for not meeting the demands of their
lecturers as earlier promised.
Peter Moses, a student of Yaba College of Technology,
YABATECH noted that, “I really do not want that strike
action again, not even with elections around the corner.
“FG should meet the demands of these lecturers once
and for all instead of leaving these people in the dark”.
Speaking in the same vein was Oluwaseun Michael, an
Engineering student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, who
stated his displeasure at the turn of things, noting that
the Federal Government is not likely to listen to the
demands of the lecturers if they do not embark on
another strike action at this stage.
Michael, who is on Industrial Training, IT in Lagos, added
that, “that’s what the politicians hate the most at this
stage of their campaigns.
“The lecturers must take the bull by the horn and make
sure that they get all their demands from the FG,
otherwise, the same thing that has been happening will
repeat itself”.
Meanwhile, ASUP is expected to hold its AGM in the
coming weeks and among issues to be discussed at the
meeting is the insensitivity of the Federal Government to
its demands for appropriate funding of the Polytechnics
in Nigeria.
Re: ASUP May Resume Nationwide Strike by Nobody: 11:31am On Nov 19, 2014
Re: ASUP May Resume Nationwide Strike by Nobody: 12:14pm On Nov 19, 2014
Mak them no try am o.
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If not I go use witch follow them.
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Studyin in a uni affiliated to poly, if poly go on strike I stay at home and uni go on strike I stay at home. Wic kind devil be dis 1.
Re: ASUP May Resume Nationwide Strike by holatin(m): 12:27pm On Nov 19, 2014
bad news

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