After about five hours meeting with the Minister of Education,
Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, and members of the House of
Representatives Committee on Education, the Academic Staff
Union of Polytechnics has suspended its decision to embark on
an indefinite strike, scheduled to commence on Wednesday.

The decision, according to the union, was sequel to “fruitful”
discussions it had with government and other stakeholders.
Shekarau was said to have ordered the immediate withdrawal of
the circular suspending the controversial CONTISS 15 and
restoration of union activities in the the Federal Polytechnic, Oko
in Anambra State and the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti
State.

The Public Relations Officer of ASUP, Mr. Clement Chirman, told
journalists on Tuesday after the union’s meeting at the National
Assembly that its negotiation team would relay the outcome of
the deliberations to the National Executive Council.

The meeting with Shekarau, started by 11am while ASUP ended
another meeting with the House of Reps Committee about 7pm
on Tuesday.

While calling on ASUP members “to continue to perform their
lawful duties,” the chairman said the union and government
would continue to dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues.

According to him, the Minister of Education had ordered the
immediate withdrawal of the circular suspending the
controversial CONTISS 15 and has ordered the restoration of
union activities in the the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Anambra
State and the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State.


Source: http://punchng.com

Nice.