begun a one-week warning strike today.
The strike is to protest government’s refusal to honour its
agreement with the union and fund the polytechnic sector.
Usman Dutse, ASUP national President Comrade, said in a
statement after an emergency National Executive Council
meeting of the union in Abuja, that the union had earlier
given the government an ultimatum in July 2016.
He said despite the magnanimity of the union, the
government failed to address the issues raised by the
union. which includes poor funding of public polytechnics,
deliberate attempt to frustrate the resolution of the
meeting of the council on establishment in July 2016 and
victimisation of some union members.
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