*****BREAKING NEWS***** ASUP LATEST UPDATE: SENATE TO END 67 DAY OLD ASUP STRIKE!! HOPE FOR STUDENTS? The latest news reaching us is that the Senate are making arrangement to end the 67 days ASUP strike ! The Federal Government and Academic of Staff Union of Polytechnics has been in and out of meetings which produced no positive result until now. but since the senate has stepped in, we pray and hope the Polytechnic strike will be called off as soon as possible. ‘ The news below is made available by Vanguard Nigeria THE Senate has waded into the 67-day-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ASUP, raising hope of imminent resolution. President of ASUP, Dr. Chibuzor Asomugha, said yesterday that the Senate Committee on Education has intervened to end the protracted industrial action. According to him:”The Senate Committee has pledged to intervene and meet with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and the Office of Accountant-General of the Federation with a view to sorting out issues around the completion of appointment of members of governing councils of six polytechnics and the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) imbroglio.” Asomugha, who described the ASUP meeting with Senate Committee as fruitful, said “specific assignments were given to different stakeholders with Tuesday next week as deadline for results.” Present at the intervention meeting were members of the Senate Committee on Education, Education Minister, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’i and Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu. Also present were Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, Dr. Mas’udu A. Kazaure; National Publicity Secretary, ASUP, Mr. Clement Chairman; Permanent Secretary (Education) and Director of Establishment (Head Of Service) It would be recalled that ASUP embarked on nationwide indefinite strike on April 29 over what they termed Federal Government’s insensitivity to its demands. ASUP is asking government to adequately fund polytechnics, appoint qualified rectors in Nigerian Polytechnics, and resolve the issue of integrated polytechnic pay-roll system, among others. Please share this news with our friends on twitter and facebook. Follow us on Facebook for all the latest news in Nigeria Education Sector. #NERO.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 08:15:02 +0000
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