BREAKING NEWS
Strike: ASUP Holds NEC Meeting To Appraise
Progress
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), will
on Tuesday appraise the progress made so far in its
indefinite strike-- which began on April29.
Mr Chibuzor Asumogba, the ASUP president, told
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on
Monday that the meeting followed the intervention
of the National Assembly Joint Committee on
Education.
The committee, the Minister of Education, Prof.
RuqayyatuRufa’i and his Labour and Productivity
counterpart, Chief Emeka Wogu, had met with the
union on July 9, urging them to call-off the strike.
Asumogba said that the NEC meeting would decide
the next line of action, noting that the union had
received agreen light on CONTISS 15 migration and
other promises.
``The NEC is meeting tomorrow to appraise the
progress made so far, following the meeting held
with the committee on education.
`` We have received a greenlight on the CONTISS
15 and we have promises here and there on other
demands.
``The committee on educationis proactive in
addressing our demands.
``The committee is highly placed and with its
members' integrity, we have no doubt that our
demands will be addressed".
On whether the strike would be called-off after the
NEC meeting, the ASUP president said that
anything was possible.
``It all depends on what the NEC decides
tomorrow, everything will be decided tomorrow,``
he said.
NAN recalls that ASUP, amongother reasons, went
on strike citing the failure of thefederal and state
governments to implement agreements on issues
affecting polytechnic education.
ASUP wants a full implementation of the
Consolidated Tertiary Institution Salary Structure
(CONTISS 15) and a stop to discrimination against
holdersof the Higher National Diploma.
The union is also protesting the absence of a
National Polytechnics Commission and the
deplorable condition of many polytechnics in
Nigeria. (NAN)

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for me if after all this wasted months at home and the whole agreement is not implemented... Mehn na wash ooo

Asup suspends its 81 days strike action today.... Students are expected to resume to thr various classrooms......
Read d vanguard for more info....