SAN FRANCISCO, January 04, (THEWILL) – The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, SSANIP, has embarked on a 14-day warning strike starting from Jan. 4 to press home their demands on the federal and state governments to the release of funds for the polytechnic sector.
The directive to embark on the strike was contained in a release signed by the Acting National Secretary of the association, Comrade Emmanuel Enyiegor, on Monday in Calabar.
The reason for the strike according to the association was occasioned by the constant neglect of their demands by federal and state governments, in spite of several efforts made by the association to address them.
According to the statement; “This is to bring to the attention of all the members that the General Executive Council had on Dec. 17 2020, approved the commencement of 14-day warning strike with effect from Jan. 4.
“Members are by this notice directed to refrain from going to office from Monday Jan. 4, 2021.
“We demand the immediate re-evaluation and implementation of NEEDS assessment report and release of funds for the Polytechnic sector without further delay.
“We demand the complete payment of salaries and arrears of minimum wage for staff in the Polytechnic sector starting from the period of implementation in April 2019.
“We demand for the release of scheme of service for polytechnics immediately. This has been put on hold by the National Board for Technical Education for three years without any concrete explanation”.
The association , however, expressed displeasure with the state governments of Benue, Cross River, Abia, Ondo, Ogun, Osun and Kano for their refusal to pay correct outstanding salaries to staff of the Polytechnics and Colleges of Health institutions in their domain.
“The union decries the nonchalant attitude of the Integrated Personal Payroll Information System to issues of SSANIP as regards salaries of members.
“We demand the constitution of Governing Councils in all federal and state Polytechnics”, the release concluded.
