May 28, (THEWILL) – The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has called off its two-week industrial action.
The lecturers commenced two weeks warning strike on the 16th of May, to protest attitude of the government towards fulfilling some aspects of the memorandum of action signed with the Union in 2021
The Union in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Abdullahi Yalwa, requested its members to resume duties from May 30, 2022.
Yalwa said further updates shall be released after the ASUP’s 103rd meeting of NEC in June, and urged the government to take advantage of the window to address its outstanding demands.
“You may recall that our Union commenced a 2 week definite warning strike on the 16th of May, 2022, following the resolution of its emergency National Executive Council meeting of 11th of May, 2022. The decision was taken to protest the lethargic attitude of the government towards fulfilling some aspects of the memorandum of action signed with our Union in 2021.
“Within the period of the action, significant inroads were made in four (4) of the items in our list of demands.
“The 2 weeks definite strike of the Union will be rounding off on the 29th of May, 2022 as agreed by the emergency meeting of NEC. Consequently, the Union is requesting members to resume duties effective 30th of May, 2022, while hoping that the government will take advantage of the window to address the 5 outstanding items.
“Further 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”, the statement read.
