STRIKE: Poly lecturers give govt 15 days notice

The Federal Government has been handed a 15-day notice by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics within which all pending agreements reached must be honoured or risk industrial action.

The lecturers gave the ultimatum on Thursday at the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State after the union’s National Executive Committee meeting.

While addressing journalists, ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe, said members would embark on strike unless the Federal Government implemented agreement reached with it and meet its other demands.

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Ezeibe also demanded urgent steps to rectify irregularities that accompanied payment of February salary to its members through Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS).

He also noted that ASUP officials, who participated in lawful struggle are being victimized, adding that seven lecturers of the Institute of Management Technology, Enugu, and the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, had been dismissed for participating in union activities, while two others from Yaba College of Technology were suspended.

“Based on these which epitomise neglect, disregard and disrespect to the sector; coupled with the insincerity of the government in respecting signed agreements entered into with our union, the union is hereby issuing a 15-day ultimatum to resolve these pending issues affecting the sector or face industrial action by our union without the benefit of any other warning,” Ezeibe added.

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