National president of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics[ASUP],Dr. Chibuzor Asumogba has said that the 73 old strike embarked on by his union will be called off in TWO WEEKS time. This was even as the president of the Academic staff union of University [ASUU],Dr. Nasir Isa fagge told vanguard that the 10 day old varsity lecturers strike would continue. Asumogba in an interview with vanguard after the meeting with Joint National Assembly Committee on Education;indications emerged that the federal government would accede to their demand. He said,'Our meeting with the senate committees on Education was successfull.There was an agreement to meet our demand in the next two weeks as the request will be presented to President Goodluck Jonathan for his approval. He said that the senate committee chaired by the Senator Uche Chukwumerije however pleaded that the union should call off there strike and give it some time to convey their demands to the president. Asumogba noted that he cannot unilaterally call off the strike based on governments promise added ' we determine when to call off our industrial action after our NEC meeting slated in two weeks. According to him,ASUP demands waiting for president implementation include : Implementation of the consolidated polytechnics and College of Education Academic staff salary,the consolidated polytechnic and College of Education Academic staff salary structure[CONPCASS] package,the appointment of the governing council and the issuance of the white paper on same.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:41:11 +0000
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