Tag: ASUP

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has given a 30-day ultimatum to Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, to put a stop to its Salary Subvention Policy in the state-owned polytechnics. The Polytechnic teachers made the demand at a news conference organised by its local chapter at the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku on Thursday. Precious Nwakodo, ASUP Zonal Coordinator for South-South and South-East, said the order followed the refusal by the Delta State government to reconsider its position on the salary subvention policy. The zonal coordinator conveyed the national body’s stance that the policy be suspended. Nwakodo said: “The Delta State government had on April 2022 introduced a salary subvention policy, which provides that the management of the p...

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has commenced an indefinite strike with effect from today. The union said this followed the failure of the government to address the sorry state of polytechnics and monotechnics and the expiration of the ultimatum issued since March 2020. The action is coming less than a week after resident doctors embarked on a nationwide strike over non-payment of allowances and other issues. Announcing this at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe, said academic activities had been shut shown in all polytechnics and like institutions nationwide with effect from 12am, April 6. According to him, the union’s demands were communicated to the ministries of education, labour and others as well as to state governors but ...

Tag: ASUP

ASUP Issues Okowa 30-Day Ultimatum Over Salary Policy

Polytechnic Lecturers begin Indefinite Strike