ASUP threatens strike over FG’s nelglect of polytechnic education

ABAKALIKI—Leadership of Academic
Staff Union of Polytechnic, ASUP,
Thursday, raised alarm over the
neglected state of polytechnics across
the country and and threatened strike
over Federal Government’s
lackadaisical attitude towards
improving it, despite pressures from
principal officers in the sub-sector.

National President of ASUP, Mr.
Chibuzor Asomugha , who made this
known during the 1st ASUP Zone D
national conference held at Akanu
Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana,
Ebonyi State, expressed dissatisfaction
over the existing dichotomy on how
the federal government handled
issues affecting polytechnics in the
country.
Asomugha stated that the union, on 25, will issue a 21-day ultimatum
on the Federal Government to enable
it look into core issues affecting
polytechnics in the country, adding
that if no satisfactory decision was
reached between the FG and
polytechnics, ASUP would have no
other choice than to embark on a
strike.
He lamented that government’s
modus operandi would not only
incapacitate the institutions but also
derail the objective behind their
establishment.
He said: “We believe that between
now and when our ultimatum will
expire that the federal government
would have been able to reasonably
come up with solutions that will
ameliorate the problems of the
polytechnics in the country.
source: vanguard

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