Poly Lecturers (ASUP) Begin Nationwide Strike Today

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has said it is embarking on an indefinite nationwide strike on Wednesday ( today ) .The ASUP National President , Usman Dutse , confirmed this to our correspondent in an interview on Tuesday , saying the strike would go on because the Federal Government had failed to implement the 2009 and 2017 agreements it reached with the union .

Dutse said the contentious areas which necessitated the strike included the non -implementation of the NEEDS assessment report of 2014 , non – payment of salaries in many state – owned polytechnics , pension deductions and other statutory deductions from staff salaries.

Our correspondent learnt that the ASUP held its 93 rd National Executive Council meeting at the Yaba College of Technology , Lagos State, on November 29 , where it was first decided that the strike would begin on December 12 .

The ASUP president told our correspondent that the union expected a total compliance in all public polytechnics on the strike , beginning from Wednesday .

Dutse said , “ The strike is starting on Wednesday and there is no going back . We expect total compliance in all our polytechnics . December 17 has been fixed for a meeting between the Federal Government ’ s team and us . The government gave us that date and when we get to the meeting , we will see what is on the table . ”