*The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, in Nigeria, has requested members of the Union to resume duties effective May 30, 2022, urging the Federal Government to maximise the window to address its five outstanding demands

Isola Moses | 绿帽献妻

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has called off its two-week warning strike.

绿帽献妻 reports ASUP has urged members of the academic union to resume duties Monday, May 30, 2022.

Abdullahi Yalwa, Publicity Secretary of the Union in a statement issued Saturday, May 28, said: 鈥淭he two weeks definite strike of the Union will be rounding off on the 29th of May, 2022, as agreed by the emergency meeting of NEC.

鈥淐onsequently, the Union is requesting members to resume duties effective 30th of May, 2022 while hoping that government will take advantage of the window to address the 5 outstanding items.”

Yalwa also stated: 鈥淔urther directives/updates shall be released after the 103rd meeting of NEC which is scheduled to hold in the month of June 2022 during which the situation shall be reviewed.鈥�

On the rationale for the decision to resume classes, ASUP said the move followed 鈥渢he significant inroads were made in four (4) of the items in our list of demands鈥� which include payment of areas of the new minimum wage among others.

The academic union, however, noted there are four more outstanding issues yet to be addressed by the Nigerian Government.

According to ASUP, these include the release of the approved N15billion revitalisation fund for the sector.

鈥淭his issue is still stuck in the Federal Ministry of Finance with a promise of follow-up action by the Education Ministry,” said the Union’s Publicity Secretary.

Others, the Union鈥檚 statement noted, are the release of arrears of CONTISS 15 migration for the lower cadre; the release of the Scheme of Service and Conditions of Service; continued delay in the appointment of substantive Rectors for Federal Polytechnics in Mubi, Offa, and Kaduna, and the resolution of issues with members in Colleges of Agriculture in the West African country.