By Auwal Ahmed Ibrahim, Goronyo
Federal Polytechnics Academic Staff Union (FEPASU) with its national secretariat located at the Kaduna Polytechnic, Main Campus, T/Wada, has opted out of the strike announced by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), billed to begin in 2nd December, 2024.

A statement jointly signed by its National President, Dr. Shadrach Audu and its National General Secretary, Dr. Ogu Musa Akwe, respectively made available to press in Kaduna on Sunday December 1, hinted that federal Polytechnics across Nigeria will not be dragged into the shutting down of federal Polytechnics.
“This press statement is called to address very crucial issues affecting the welfare of our members and the federal polytechnic sector as a whole. As you may be aware, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has planned its strike to commence by tomorrow.
“However, FEPASU leadership and its membership in all the federal polytechnics in Nigeria will and shall not participate in any strike by tomorrow and as such wishes to disassociate itself completely from the planned strike which is ill motivated, wrongly timed and highly orchestrated by some few individuals without due consultation with other relevant stakeholders in the polytechnic sector,” the statement said.
FEPASU said that while they await the outcome of the reconstituted committees on the scheme of service among others, they are directing their members in all Federal Polytechnics to carry out their lawful duties without any fear of intimidation.
“We urge our members to remain committed to their duties and ensure that academic activities run smoothly. We further wish to direct all members to immediately discontinue or stop the 2% deduction from their various institutional bursary departments.
“We believe that this decision is in the best interest of our members and the polytechnic sector as a whole. We remain committed to engaging in constructive dialogue with the relevant authorities to address the challenges facing our sector,” the statement stressed.