‘Government has failed to implement and fulfill agreements’ – ASUP to begin strike December 12

 

The Academic Staff Union of polytechnics (ASUP) has confirmed that it would join their university counterparts by going on an indefinite strike on 12th December. The National President of the union, Usman Dutse, said the government failed to reach agreements made concerning the implementation of the 2014 NEEDS assessment.

Mr Usman complained of the issue of funding, adding that the National Assembly failed to implement the act on the establishment of polytechnics in Nigeria. “The institutions are not funded. The states are even worse because stare governments just establish schools without actually funding those schools. So, no infrastructure is in place.” Mr Usman said

Meanwhile, the president alleged that state governments were owing several months of unpaid salaries. “We have states that are owing about 14 months salaries. Some owe eight months. Benue, Ogun, Osun, Edo, Kogi are owing up to as long as 14 months.”