If poly lecturers cannot be vice-chancellors, it’s injustice for govt to bring varsity profs to head polytechnics — Ezeibe, ASUP President
Published 12 May 2021
Mr Anderson Ezeibe is the National President, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics. In this interview with GRACE EDEMA, he talks about the union’s demands, which led to the ongoing strike and the position of the law on the appointment of rectors of polytechnics
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April 6, 2021, ASUP decided to commence a nationwide strike action due to some issues. Can you explain some of the things that led to the strike?
The strike was predicated on the level of neglect by the government of the sector. The nine items include the non-constitution of governing councils of federal polytechnics since May last year and in so many other state polytechnics, where there are no governing councils in existence. The second item has to do with the non-implementation of the NEEDS assessment report of 2014 in all public polytechnics and colleges of technology in the country. We also have issues with the non-release of the arrears of the new minimum wage in our sector. We are owed for 14 months since April, 2019.