Following the threat to embark on strike, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics will today (Tuesday) meet with officials of the Ministry of Education to discuss all outstanding issues.
Among issues that will top agenda is the purported sacking of ASUP chairman at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Anambra State and the alleged clampdown on all union activities at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The ASUP Chairman, Mr. Chibuzo Asomugha, told our correspondent this on Monday.
He said, “We are meeting the Minister of Education tomorrow (Tuesday) and we will be discussing all the issues that have been outstanding, principally the matters involving the federal polytechnics in Oko and Ado-Ekiti. The meeting started last week but we are continuing with it on Tuesday.
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“The issues border on high handedness and arbitrariness by some management and council which purportedly proscribed the union. Their actions are beyond their powers.
“At the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, the school authorities sacked the chairman of ASUP there, queried all the executive members of the union and factionalised the union by sponsoring another union.
“At the Federal, Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, the management banned all unions on campus and selectively tried to witch hunt the union officials and their loyalists. This is high handedness and outside due process.”
Our correspondent recalls that following the inconclusive discussions with the Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, ASUP, resolved to proceed on an indefinite strike from February 25, when the 14 days ultimatum earlier issued to the Federal Government would have elapsed.
The latest strike is sequel to the suspension of the implementation of CONTISS 15 salary structure in all the polytechnics through a circular by the minister, directing that the special salary scale to be discontinued without explanations.
The ASUP President had therefore directed its members nationwide to proceed on the indefinite strike scheduled for next week.
He also berated the the Federal Government for lacking the political will to implement demands raised by ASUP which, according to him, were capable of revamping the technical education sector.
Asomugha said it was unfortunate that the government and its officials only shiver when members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities go on strike because of the direct implication that their children would be involved.
The ASUP President said the advanced countries of the world are doing better because they have taken full advantage of polytechnic system of education.
He said, “You will recall that in 2012 our union placed a 13- point demand portfolio before government for negotiation and subsequent implementation.
Most of these demands were carryover from the 2009 agreement between the Federal Government and ASUP.”
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