The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has threatened to resume the industrial action it suspended in June 2021, if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands within one month.
Speaking to journalists in Yola, Adamawa State, after its National Executive Council meeting, the union’s President, Anderson Ezeibe said ASUP was close to resuming the suspended strike.
He noted that the union would reconvene in a month’s time to reach a decision given the action of the Federal government.
Ezeibe listed the union’s demands to include the release of the N15bn revitalisation fund to address the decay in infrastructure in the sector; and payment of the arrears of polytechnic employees following the approval and implementation of the new minimum wage.
According to him, “We are informing the government and members of the public that we are close to resuming that suspended strike action.
“In fact, if the current status continues in the next one month, then what it means is that the resumption of that particular strike action will be a very serious issue for consideration.”
“The NEC, the highest decision making organ of the union empowered to declare strike action, is going to reconvene after one month to take this very important decision.”
