ASUP strike to be called off soon as Nigeria Government holds meeting with ASUP leaders today

Today's meeting and Thursday will determine whether or not the ASUP strike will be called off.

The Federal Government has invited the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, or ASUP, to meetings this week on Wednesday and Thursday in order to find a solution to the union's ongoing strike..

This was disclosed by Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, on television when answering questions about when the new wage will be paid.

According to notices of meeting sent to the national leadership of ASUP by the Federal Ministry of Education and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, sighted by newsmen, the first meeting will be with the Minister of State, Education, Chief Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba, on Wednesday.

On Thursday, the ASUP team will meet with the Labour Minister, Dr Chris Ngige.

Commenting on the development, the National President of ASUP, Mr Anderson Ezeibe, expressed the hope that the meetings would be fruitful.

“We have been formally invited for meetings by the government teams. Our demands are clear and we hope the meetings would be fruitful. They have constituted Governing Councils for federal polytechnics and that is okay by us.

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We want things done appropriately and legitimately too. The absence of Governing Councils has made some Rectors to become authoritarian and dictators. Also, they must resolve the issue of appointing unqualified persons as Rectors. The regulation is clear about who can be appointed a rector.

The poor funding and criminal neglect of the polytechnic sector should be redressed. Nigeria cannot do without the products of the polytechincs for our technical and technological needs,” he said.

Recall that members of the union have been on strike since last week Tuesday after the ultimatum they gave the government to address some issues and demands lapsed.

in conclusion, ASUP Strike continues till further notice pending the outcome of the meeting fixed for 12pm tomorrow and Thursday.