After about five hours meeting with the
Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim
Shekarau, and members of the House of
Representatives Committee on Education, the
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has
suspended its decision to embark on an
indefinite strike, scheduled to commence on
Wednesday.
The decision, according to the union, was
sequel to “fruitful” discussions it had with
government and other stakeholders.
Shekarau was said to have ordered the
immediate withdrawal of the circular
suspending the controversial CONTISS 15 and
restoration of union activities in the the
Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Anambra State
and the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti
State.
The Public Relations Officer of ASUP, Mr.
Clement Chirman, told journalists on Tuesday
after the union’s meeting at the National
Assembly that its negotiation team would
relay the outcome of the deliberations to the
National Executive Council.
The meeting with Shekarau, started by 11am
while ASUP ended another meeting with the
House of Reps Committee about 7pm on
Tuesday.
While calling on ASUP members “to continue
to perform their lawful duties,” the chairman
said the union and government would
continue to dialogue to resolve all outstanding
issues.
According to him, the Minister of Education
had ordered the immediate withdrawal of the
circular suspending the controversial CONTISS
15 and has ordered the restoration of union
activities in the the Federal Polytechnic, Oko
in Anambra State and the Federal Polytechnic,
Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State.
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