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ASUP begins a week warning strike, says Buhari insensitive
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has declared one week warning strike beginning January 30 to February 5, over continued indifferent stance to the travails of Nigerian polytechnic education by President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government.
This was made known to newsmen on Sunday by ASUP South-South/South-East Coordinator, Dr. Chika Ogonwa, on the mandate of the national body.
He said that ASUP will have no other option but proceed to an indefinite strike should the government fail to settle unresolved issues it has with ASUP by the expiration of the one week warning strike.
“The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has lifted the ban on its deferred industrial action against the near collapse of the sector in Nigeria. The one week warning strike ends February 5th.
“President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is insensitive to our plight. After this warning strike, the Federal Government will be left with two options – either to close down the system or redeem it from total collapse,” Ogonwa said.
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He accused the Federal Government of failure to carry out the report of the NEEDS Assessment report, which as at July 2014, revealed that public Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in the country requires the injection of N652,591,478.614 to function optimally.
The union among other things is angry that the Federal Government was yet to commence renegotiation of the ASUP/Government agreement of 2010 on the review of the Federal Polytechnics Act.
ASUP had during its 86th meeting of the National Executive Council last August postponed the strike to January 2017 to allow President Buhari led government enough time to settle some of the lingering issues between it and the Federal Government.
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Roland Uchendu Pele
January 30, 2017 at 9:22 am
“Public Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in the country requires the injection of N652,591,478.614 to function optimally.”
This money N653M is nothing compared to the amount set aside for Aso Rock clinic in the 2017 budget. Yet our FG would rather siphon that money than inject it into our schools.
Margret Dickson
January 30, 2017 at 10:06 am
Education is never a priority to this government. When we have a president that is not well schooled, how will he appreciate the importance of education? The condition must be really sad for the polytechnics
seyi jelili
January 30, 2017 at 1:05 pm
You are a mumu. Buhari is more educated than your families. Buhari had masters. You thought school of those days is like these days.
And mind you, let us be frank, our Polytechnics are not fair enough also .
chichi emerue
January 30, 2017 at 8:50 pm
You are the mumu because you lack education that is why you see no reason in the strike that is about to be on
Animashaun Ayodeji
January 30, 2017 at 10:11 am
“President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is insensitive to our plight,” thank God they are also aware of this. It is better to go on indefinite strike until the federal government is ready to listen to them, if it takes the federal government a year or more to attend to their cries, they should all remain at home till then.
JOHNSON PETER
January 30, 2017 at 10:56 am
Is either you are an ex-student or you were not opportune to go to higher institution in your life. If not, you would not have said this. No students pray for strike at all no matter what. One thing is that , if Asup goes for two years strike, it is the students it will affect.
Asup should be reasonable to sheath their sword for now. The economy is not smiling.
Joy Madu
January 30, 2017 at 8:41 pm
Yes the economy is not smilling that is why the strike has to stop because our students are being affected one way or the other
Amarachi Okoye
January 30, 2017 at 8:34 pm
Hmmm strike again. Don’t they get tired of strike this strike is really affect the students not even the workers. Buhari should do something to stop the strike
yanju omotodun
January 30, 2017 at 2:32 pm
But sincerely, why is our government so diehard and insensitive ? How much is this money that they are trying to dulge ? Can’t take from the #18bn they generated from looted funds to pay them and let’s this issue be bygone for life.
Nonso Ezeugo
January 30, 2017 at 8:29 pm
It can be bygone because the money will be useful in other projects that are not done