SAN FRANCISCO, November 30, (THEWILL) – The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has suspended its 15 days strike.
National President of ASUP, Usman Dutse, announced the suspension of the strike during the union’s 14th National Delegates Conference at the Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi State.
Dutse said the decision to suspend the strike followed the series of meetings held between the leadership of the union and the federal government.
“The union considered the suspension to give an opportunity for implementation of the content of Memorandum of Settlement and Action, and shall be reviewed according to the timelines outlined in the MoS,” he said.
THEWILL recalls that the decision to commence an indefinite strike was the outcome of the National Executive Council meeting of ASUP which held on November 11 at the Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna State.
The action followed the failure of the Federal Government to implement the agreements it entered with the union since 2016.
Some of the demands included non-implementation of the NEEDS Assessment Report, and shortfalls in personnel releases and withdrawal of allowances.
Others were non-passage of the amended bill of the Polytechnic Act, alleged infractions in the appointment of rectors, as well as improving the conditions of state-owned institutions.
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