The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ASUP has threatened to embark on a one week national strike over alleged failure of the Federal Government to implement the agreement it reached with the union recently.
ASUP National Publicity Secretary, Chris Nkoro, said the decision was taken during the 94th National Executive Council meeting of the union, held from Monday to Friday at the Shehu Idris College of Health Science and Technology, Makarfi, Kaduna State.
The union had early in February, suspended its two-month industrial action over non implementation of the said agreement by the federal government.
Nkoro did not however say when the planned strike would commence, said that the Conditions in State Polytechnics/Monotechnics in terms of delay in payment of salaries, arrears of promotions, and other infractions were still sources of grave concern to the NEC.
