The Academic Staff Union
of Polytechnics (ASUP)
have directed its members
nationwide to embark on an
indefinite strike from
Wednesday, to demand the
implementation of a four
year old agreement with the
Federal Government.
The union, until July 2014,
had embarked on a nine-
month strike and had
suspended it following a
promise from the Minister
of Education, Ibrahim
Shekarau, who was newly
appointed then, that he
would resolve the matter
within three months.
The President of ASUP, Dr.
Chibuzor Asomugha,
speaking with newsmen at
the end of an emergency
meeting of its National
Executive Council (NEC),
also called for the
dissolution of governing
council of Federal
Polytechnic Oko, in
Anambra State and that of
Ado Ekiti in Ekiti State for
causing avoidable problems
in their institutions.
Asomugha recalled that the
union had issued a two
week ultimatum starting
February 11, 2015.
He called for the withdrawal
of a circular issued by the
Ministry of Education
suspending the
implementation of CONTISS
15.
Other grievances of the
union include the continued
discrimination against
Polytechnic graduates in
Public Service and in the
labour market in Nigeria, the
non release of the White
Paper on the Visitation to
Federal Polytechnics, the
non implementation of
CONTISS 15 Migration for
the Lower cadres and its
arrears as from 2009 when
the salary structure was
approved and the non
establishment of a National
Polytechnics Commission
(NPC) and the wrongful
continued recognition of the
National Board for
Technical Education (NBTE)
as the regulatory body for
Polytechnics.
Others are the non-
constitution of Governing
Councils for some Federal
Polytechnics by the Federal
Government, the snail-pace
of the review of the Federal
Polytechnics Act by the
National Assembly and the
gross under funding of the
Polytechnic sub sector and
continued lopsidedness in
the disbursements of
TETfund grants and other
interventions clearly
designed to the
disadvantage of the
polytechnic sector.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/polytechnic-lecturers-resume-indefinite-strike-wednesday/202359/

Lobatan by Dammy Krane

strike strike strike!!. Where will all these end? Na because we dey practice democracy abi? For military era, dem fit try am? Sha, na one of the dividends of democracy. Poly students make una enjoy am.

This is no news. We hv been expecting it. There is no year, strike wont happen.

hmmmmmmmm everything is just going haywire. oga jona no get una time now. he is busy licking southwest oba's arzzz for d moment. till after his defeat come March.


meanwhile, Nigeria Sai Baban Zarahu GMB

Strike again.........






When will the students graduate now

Make we do send GEJ back to Otuoke and bring hope in GMB joor.

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Welcome to jonathanistan; a land where everything go on strike.
That useless man doesn't care!

They should just scrap ASUP.

PassingShot:
Make we do send GEJ back to Otuoke and bring hope in GMB joor.

the journey to otuoke is sacrosanct!

Jonathan has failed this nation.

We need to sweep him and the Badluck he brought to every sectors in this country out. Nothing is working well under this man. He should just pls go and govern the animals in the jungle and join rulers like Nebu.

We need to save Nigeria.

#SAIBUHARI