Kaduna Polytechnic lecturers also begin indefinite strike

Kaduna Polytechnic (KadPoly) lecturers on Friday commenced an
indefinite strike over welfare issues and decayed
infrastructure.

The development comes on the heels of lecturers’ strike in Rufus
Giwa Polytechnic, Ondo state.

Abbas Muhammad, publicity secretary of the KadPoly chapter of
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), told NAN that the
strike action was taken following the alleged failure of the
polytechnic’s management to respect earlier agreements.

“We resumed the earlier suspended strike following a unanimous
congress decision by the academic staff of the institution
demanding the management to immediately address their demands,”
Muhammad said.

He said “the latest face-off between the academic union and the
Kaduna Polytechnic management is coming on the heels of an
emergency congress presided by the unions general secretary, Talatu
Umar.

“The ASUP members resolved to suspend all academic activities,
with a passionate call on the government, general public and all
stakeholders to prevail on the management to do the needful so as
to ensure timely resolution of the problems.”

According to him, the latest agitation followed the failure of
the management to resolve any of the issues before it since the
suspension of an earlier strike on July 18, 2017.

Muhammad said that the agreement reached at the time was to meet
the teachers demand within three months after the strike’s
suspension.

The ASUP spokesman listed some of the issues in contention to
include poor working condition, irregular academic calendar and
lack of consumables for laboratory practicals.

“Others are, inadequate amenities and conveniences, lack of
recreational facilities, inadequate offices and furniture and the
perennial lack of transparency in withholding of funds related to
staff allowances”.

Kaduna Polytechnic (KadPoly) lecturers on Friday commenced an
indefinite strike over welfare issues and decayed
infrastructure.

The development comes on the heels of lecturers’ strike in Rufus
Giwa Polytechnic, Ondo state.

Abbas Muhammad, publicity secretary of the KadPoly chapter of
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), told NAN that the
strike action was taken following the alleged failure of the
polytechnic’s management to respect earlier agreements.

“We resumed the earlier suspended strike following a unanimous
congress decision by the academic staff of the institution
demanding the management to immediately address their demands,”
Muhammad said.

He said “the latest face-off between the academic union and the
Kaduna Polytechnic management is coming on the heels of an
emergency congress presided by the unions general secretary, Talatu
Umar.

“The ASUP members resolved to suspend all academic activities,
with a passionate call on the government, general public and all
stakeholders to prevail on the management to do the needful so as
to ensure timely resolution of the problems.”

According to him, the latest agitation followed the failure of
the management to resolve any of the issues before it since the
suspension of an earlier strike on July 18, 2017.

Muhammad said that the agreement reached at the time was to meet
the teachers demand within three months after the strike’s
suspension.

The ASUP spokesman listed some of the issues in contention to
include poor working condition, irregular academic calendar and
lack of consumables for laboratory practicals.

“Others are, inadequate amenities and conveniences, lack of
recreational facilities, inadequate offices and furniture and the
perennial lack of transparency in withholding of funds related to
staff allowances”.