ASUP Suspends 10-Month Old Strike, All Polytechnics To resume Tuesday 16th July 2014...

 

Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has suspended its 10-month old strike. This strike which started in October 2013 was suspended today Saturday July 12th, 2014 the National Executive Council of the association.

Rising from a meeting this morning held in Abuja, the ASUP NEC decided to suspend the strike which has seen polytechnic students stay at home in the last ten months.

National Publicity Secretary of ASUP, Clement Chirman announced the suspension and also stated that academic activities would resume in all polytechnics nationwide from Tuesday July 15th. The ASUP leadership held what it termed a fruitful meeting with the newly sworn in Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau on Thursday July 10th..