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LASPOTECH: ASUP Suspend Strike by shehuolayinka(m): 12:13am On Aug 17, 2017
Court calls for dialogue

The indefinite strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Lagos State Polytechnic chapter has been suspended.

The union in a statement by the union General Secretary, Olayinka Uthman said the suspension is in line with court ruling.

According to the statement, “Dear Congress men and womenIn line with the court ruling and due consultation with the Union’s Counsel, the ongoing strike is hereby SUSPENDED” the statement read.

“Your Union will in due course call a Congress to discuss matters that arose from the meeting held with Deputy Governor and what transpired at the court”.

Meanwhile, the National Industrial Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, had appealed to the striking workers suspend to suspend the strike embarked upon on August 1, 2017.

The Special Adviser on Education to Lagos State Governor, Obafela Bank-Olemoh in a statement issued, said the court ruling by Justice F.I. Kola-Olalere on Tuesday ordered the striking unions back to school.

He said the state government took the agitating staff unions of the institutions to court after their refusal to halt the industrial action in the interest of students while the Ministry of Education explored an enduring solution to the lingering crisis.

The statement by the SSA state that the Unions filed a Statement of Defense and preliminary objection on Friday 11/08/2017.

According to him, “Hon. Justice Kola-Olalere adjourned the hearing of the preliminary objection by the defendants to Wednesday, September 27, 2017, and directed the parties involved to explore amicable resolution of the issues before the adjourned date in line with the provision of section 20 of the NIC Act, 2016,” the statement added.

Bank-Olemoh also said the Akinwunmi Ambode administration recently increased the monthly subvention of State tertiary institutions and has always paid staff salaries promptly.

But the striking workers in a counter statement by the General Secretary, Olayinka Uthman, seen by Bell Times, said government is not serious about resolving the issue.

According to him, “We wish to let the general public know that the Government/ Management did not push for the withdrawal of the case as agreed with the Deputy Governor, which is a clear demonstration of consistent breach of trust and flagrant disregard to constituted authority who have great interest in search for lasting industrial peace and harmony” the statement read.

“Though the court appealed to us in the interest of the students, he also judge made it vehemently clear that if by 27th of September 2017 when the preliminary objection will be entertained, if amicable resolution is not forthcoming, the Union can go back.

It will be recalled that the three Staff Unions of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) embarked on an Industrial Action on the non-payment of arrears consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS( 15 Migration scheme which the government said was not in Line with the provisions set out by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in 2009.


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