ASUP votes to continue strike Posted by: Kofoworola Belo-Osagie
on May 17, 2013 in News 5 Comments Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) yesterday decided to continue the indefinite strike they began on April 29. The decision was subjected to voting by ASUPs National Executive Committee (NEC) at a lengthy meeting in Abuja on Wednesday because they could not agree on whether to accede to the Federal Government’s request for three weeks to look into their 12-point demands or not. Mr Kadiri Kamoru, ASUP Chair, Federal Polytechnic Offa (FEDPOFFA) chapter and Southwest Publicity Secretary told The Nation that 28 NEC members voted to continue the strike while 23 voted for a suspension. “Strike continues. NEC went into voting after four hours of exhaustive deliberations. Votes: strike is to continue, 28; to suspend strike, 23. NEC meeting is still in progress,” he wrote in a short message service (SMS). Speaking afterwards, Kamoru said the polytechnic teachers decided to continue the strike because the Federal Government has only fulfilled one of its 12 -1 point demand wgich they identified as the – re-constitution of the governing councils of polytechnics...

source please!