Breaking: Nigeria Polytechnic lecturers, ASUP, vow to resume nationwide strike on Friday The lecturers stated their position in a communiqué released on Saturday. The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, announced on Saturday that it has resolved to resume its suspended nationwide strike from next week, following failure of the federal government to fulfil its agreement with the union. The union had been on several weeks of strike, but suspended it on July 17 following the intervention of federal lawmakers in its negotiation with the federal government. The National Publicity Secretary of the union, Chirman Clement, in a statement on Saturday said the union took the decision at her 75th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State and resolved to resume the suspended strike on October 4. “In view of the continued insincerity of Government to honour the agreement reached with ASUP, NEC resolves that the union will resume the suspended strike with effect from 4th October, 2013. The lecturers also lamented the decaying standard of polytechnic education and solicited the assistance of the National Assembly, parents, and other notable groups to assist in revamping polytechnic education in Nigeria. They passed a vote of no confidence on the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, and called for the immediate establishment of a National Polytechnics Commission (NPC) to proactively cater for the needs of the sector. Below is the full communiqué released by the polytechnic lecturers. COMMUNIQUE OF THE 75TH NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF POLYTECHNICS (ASUP) HELD AT FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, BIDA NIGER STATE, FROM 24 – 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2013 PREAMBLE: The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) met for her 75th NEC Meeting at the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State where the following national issues were observed, discussed, and resolutions on them were reached:
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 07:01:54 +0000
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