Latest 2014 ASUP Strike: FG and ASUP In Talks Towards Ending Strike

Seriously, we’re tired of the talks about ending the strike, and since the first month till today, the 9^th Month, the strike is still ongoing and schools are pulling out of the strike to continue their academic studies.

According to information reaching our news desk, the Supervising Minister of Education, Mr Nyesom Wike disclosed to www.Dailyschoolnews.com.ng correspondent that, the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics have made progress towards resolving the over eight months strike.

While addressing reporters in Abuja on Friday, the 6^th of June 2014, Mr Wike asked polytechnic students to remain optimistic, as talks about ending the strike is currently on between the Federal Government and Vice-Chancellor.

MR. Wike also went on, to however criticised some heads of public institutions over the internal appointments of vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts in tertiary institutions which might impede on the growth of the sector in future.

The strike has been on for Nine months and since then, Polytechnics students have been sitting at home doing nothing. While for the students in colleges of education, it has been almost a year since the commencement of their strike. The College of education and Polytechnics students, who have waited anxiously for schools to re-open, pending the resolution of outstanding issues with their academic union.

The Academic staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) had gone on a warning strike in April 2013 to demand a better salary scale from the Federal Government, among other pressing issues brought to the table by the Union. However, the government has apparently taken its time to resolve the lingering issues at the heart of the strike. Above all that took prominence at the broad-based meeting is the issue of security.

The Nigeria Federal Government (FG) has taken a planned step to straighten out major grey areas surrounding the Nigeria educational sector, mostly polytechnics, in a bid to end the strike.

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