ASUP THreaten to Shut Down Polytechnics Nationwide By December 2 Over Unmet Demands

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has threatened to shut down all polytechnics across the country by Monday, December 2 , following Federal Government’s failure to meet its members’ demands.

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that this industrial threat was made public by the Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter Chairman, Abubakar J. Abdullah, during a news briefing earlier this week.

Abdullah revealed that the government had failed to address the issues hence the Union's decision to shut down all Polytechnics until the needful is done.

The Chapter Chairman listed some of the demands of the Academic Staff union to include, swift release of the second tranche of the NEEDS Assessment Intervention fund, immediate implementation of the approved 25/35% salary review across all public polytechnics, and the payment of accrued arrears.

Other demands highlighted by him are: the release and final resolution of the decades-long arrears of CONTISS-15 migration for lower cadres, the release of outstanding promotion arrears, addressing inadequate funding, and resolving the issue of unpaid allowances.

The union leader recalled that on October 6, 2024, the union leadership issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, outlining pressing demands aimed at resolving the systemic challenges that hinder the progress of polytechnics but the Federal government has failed to do justice to the demands, making the welfare of members of the union across the country to be at the mercies of current harsh socio-economic realities biting prevalent in the country.