The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has vowed to shut down all public polytechnics nationwide following the inability of the Federal Government to meet its demands.
Chairman of ASUP, Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter, Comrade Abubakar J. Abdullahi told newsmen that the union would commence an indefinite strike on December 2nd.
The union had on October 6, issued a 15-day ultimatum to the FG, outlining pressing demands that would resolve the systemic challenges bedeviling polytechnics across the nation.
Abubakar listed some of the demands to include the release of the second tranche of the NEEDS Assessment Intervention fund, immediate implementation of the approved 25/35% salary review across all public polytechnics, and the payment of accrued arrears among others.
He however, said, “Regrettably, as we passed the deadline of this ultimatum, we are yet to see the necessary actions from the Federal Government to address these pressing demands.
