ASUP Strike Suspended For 3 Months

Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 10:10 AM by Khadijah Thabit 1 min read

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) strike has been suspended for 3 months.

The information about strike suspension was made known earlier on Saturday. The fresh report by NAN says that the academic activities will be resumed on July 15.

According to ASUP President Chibuzor Asumogha the 3-month period of suspension has been set for the new Education Minister Ibrahim Shekarau to consider the lecturers demands.

"We have suspended the strike for three months, with effect from July 15. It is not based on any offer but for the sake of the system and our students... The suspension is for only three months to give the new minister some time as requested; we do not want to welcome him with strike. The minister has given us assurance and we want to give him the benefit of a doubt."

It would be recalled that the lecturers have suspended the 10-month strike following the meeting with the new minister, ex-governor of Kano State Shekarau sworn in several days ago.

Numerous meeting with the Federal Government with the lecturers demanding for changes had previously yielded no positive results.

Source: Legit.ng

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