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ASUP Set To Kick Off Warning Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has announced its intention to commence a 2-week warning strike from Monday, 16th of May 2022.

The Academic Staff of the polytechnics disclosed the decision in a statement released after its emergency meeting of the Union’s National Executive Council on Wednesday, May 11.

In a statement signed by the ASUP president, Anderson Ezeibe the union argued that the federal government is yet to meet its demands.

The union had suspended its industrial action declared on the 6th of April 2021 on the 10th of June, 2021 after a Memorandum of Action (MoA) was signed with the government.

The signed MoA contained a clear path to a sustainable resolution of the issues in dispute with timelines attached to each of the items in dispute.

Part of the demand includes the non-release of the approved revitalization fund for the sector, Approved N15bn, yet to be released 11 months after approval by the President.

“Non-release of arrears of the new minimum wage: The owed 10 months arrears for the Polytechnics is yet to be released. The composite amount covering all Federal Tertiary Institutions to the approximate figure of N19Bn currently exists as an AIE in the Accountant Generals Office.”

“We are deploying this medium to equally appeal to members of the public to prevail on the government to do the needful within the two weeks period so as to avoid an indefinite shutdown of the sector.” the union affirmed.

In related news, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has disclosed why they won’t end their strike.

Mcdonald Harrison

Mcdonald Harrison is an entertainment journalist based in Lagos, where he writes celebrity scoop and internet culture pieces. He enjoys watching movies, playing video games, and covering all things Big Brother.

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