With
some polytechnics pulling out of the almost 10-month-old strike, the
struggle by Academic Staff of Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) to ensure
that their demands are met by the Federal Government before they return to classrooms may be suffering a setback .
On Wednesday this week, the Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic,
Kazaure in Jigawa State, pulled out of the strike after its congress.
Last month, the Federal Polytechnic, Kebbi, also suspended the strike.
And yesterday, the Federal Polytechnic Bida, did likewise.According to the Chairman of the union in Jigawa, Comrade Sa’idu Abdullahi, in a communiqué issued after the emergency congress, said the suspension was to allow students complete the disrupted second semester of 2012/2013 academic session.
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) gave approval for the polytechnic to start eight new programmes and that the period within which it is supposed to commence them will elapse in the next two months, Comrade Abdullahi told newsmen.
The Chairman further stated that, Kazaure chapter of the union is still in support of the national body because “the issues in contention are actually directed towards the proper strengthening and development of polytechnic education in general.”
The union was commended by the Rector, Dr Kabir Ibrahim Matazu, who is also the chairman, Council of Heads of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in Nigeria (COHEADS) for calling off the ten-month-old strike.
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