The Chairman of the proposed Federal Polytechnics Academic Staff, FEPASU Dr. Shedrack Audu has called on the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP to stop further mischievous act to hinder the registration of the new union.

In an interview on Thursday, 4th of July, 2024 Dr. Shedrack said in a meeting held with the Federal Ministry of Labor and Employment, the Registrar of Trade Unions invited FEPASU and ASUP on the rejection of ASUP for FEPASU license.
However, Dr. Shedrack said the Ministry of Labor and Employment didn’t found FEPASU of any crime and stated that FEPASU shall be registered as trade union.
” No group or regiment of army can stop the movement of FEPASU because the idea of freedom has come, the idea of liberation has come and the idea of people to be free and decide on the union to join has come,” Dr. Shedrack said.
In a response for take away for those that will join FAPASU, the Chairman said that the members shall enjoy 1% monthly dues unlike the 2% of ASUP, as well as enjoy any elective position without hindrance of being National Executive Council, NEC member.
Meanwhile, Dr. Shedrack stated that Federal Polytechnic staff wanted to form an extract of ASUP because there is no internal democracy in ASUP, no loan, no intervention and only the Executive Members keep rotating the leadership.
Dr. Shedrack highlighted some take away for FEPASU members and said that,” there should be accountability, freedom and concern on brotherhood in FEFASU, there is going to be welfare for members, it is not going to be a welfare system for only the Executive Members enjoying the fund of members like it use to be in ASUP,” the Chairman added.
The Chairman of the proposed Federal Polytechnics Academic Staff called on all the staff of federal polytechnics to mobilize members, keep register of interest and key start process of forming chapter interim leadership as the certificate of registration will soon be ready at any moment for FAPASU leadership.