The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia chapter, has given the state government 14-day ultimatum to meet its demand or face industrial action.
ASUP chairman of the polytechnic, Mr Paul Usaini, stated this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia Thursday.
He said the 14-day ultimatum followed the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum earlier given to the government in line with labour laws, adding that the grievances of the union include, lack of accreditation of all courses at the polytechnic, implementation of four-year promotion and annual increments.
He listed lack of payment of pension and gratuity to retired staff and lack of office accommodation to academic staff among others, as the grievances of the union.
He said that all these issues were tabled before the investigative panel set up by the government for redress. He, however lamented the delay in the release of the white paper report of the committee for implementation.
“The union believed that the reports will help in addressing issues of lack of accreditation, outstanding promotion arrears and corruption in the system, among others,” he added.
He noted that the reports should be released urgently in order to save the school from total collapse because things were currently in bad shape.
The union also condemned the appointment of unqualified persons outside the system into the management of three institutions.
The union, therefore, advised the state governor to follow due process in any subsequent appointments of management staff.
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura had in November 2017 set up three panels to investigate state owned tertiary institutions.
The panels had since submitted their reports to the government.
