Ibadan Poly Lecturers Cancel Strike

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), The Polytechnic Ibadan chapter, on Monday called off its two months-old strike.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the union went on strike on Dec. 30, 2013 over various demands, including under funding of the institution.

Other demands were proper constitution of the Governing Council and payment of the 40 per cent balance of hazard allowance which management promised to pay since 2013. The union also demanded the appointment of a substantive rector which the state government had already done.

The Registrar of the institution, Mr Hezekiah Fehintola, in a statement made available to NAN on Monday confirmed that the institution resumed after a fruitful meeting with the new Rector, Prof. Olatunde Fawole. Fehintola added that arrangement had been put in place for students to resume in all campuses immediately.

NAN reports that students were seen receiving lectures on Monday during a visit to the campus. Miss Ebulomo Ariremako of the Department of Office Technology said she was excited when the union called off the strike.

“I have been praying for the resumption because I was just at home doing nothing,’’ she said.

Miss Olayemi Adewole, a student in the Geology Department, expressed concern that the strike had affected the academic session. “Although I was not happy with the strike; I was busy sewing clothes with my mother which reduced the boredom,’’ she said.

Mr Adegoke Sharafa of the Civil Engineering Department expressed the hope that academic work in the institution would continue uninterrupted since a new rector and registrar had been appointed.

“Now that a new rector and registrar had been appointed, I expect a good academic session for our institution,’’ he said.

The ASUP Chairman, Mr Adebayo Phillips, also confirmed to NAN that the union had called off its strike while lectures had commenced immediately.

Source: Legit.ng