Posted on: 04:25 Mon, 08 Feb 2016



Academic activities at the Federal Polytechnic,
Auchi, Edo, were on Monday paralysed after
members of the Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnic went on an indefinite strike over the
nonpayment salaries.

A correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria,
who visited the school premises, reported that
the lecture halls and offices were locked.

The polytechnic’s secondary school was also
affected as teachers and students were asked
to stay at home.

The Chairman of the Auchi Branch of ASUP, Mr.
Abdulazeez Isah, said the strike, which
commenced on Monday, would be indefinite
until the management paid their outstanding two
months’ salaries.

“We are on indefinite strike because the
polytechnic management has refused to pay us
our December and January salaries,” he said.
“Lecturers have to stay away from work
because the nonpayment of their salaries has
made life difficult for them.”

Isah said his members had resolved that they
would not return to the classrooms until the
outstanding salaries were paid.