FG Not Responsible For ASUP Strike, Minister Tells Protesting Students

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it is not responsible
for the prolonged strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union
of Polytechnics (ASUP).

The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba,
stated this in Abuja on Friday while addressing students of
polytechnics across the country who were protesting the prolonged
closure of their Institutions.

The Minister blamed ASUP for closing down the Polytechnics in
the country.

He maintained that the federal government had met all the
demands of the union, maintaining that there was absolutely no
reason to continue the strike.

A statement signed by the Federal Ministry of Education’s
Director, Press and Public Relations, Ben Bem Goong, said Nwajiuba
used the occasion to appeal to ASUP to call off the strike
immediately and unconditionally.

The leader of the Protest, Comrade Leo Emeka expressed the
frustration of the Nigerian Students saying that polytechnics
students are fed up with the prolonged strike as well as the
unending academic session, adding that many students can no longer
meet up with the financial demands to enable them to graduate.

He appealed to the Federal Government to facilitate the payment
of arrears of the withheld minimum wage which is the reason for
embarking on strike.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it is not responsible
for the prolonged strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union
of Polytechnics (ASUP).

The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba,
stated this in Abuja on Friday while addressing students of
polytechnics across the country who were protesting the prolonged
closure of their Institutions.

The Minister blamed ASUP for closing down the Polytechnics in
the country.

He maintained that the federal government had met all the
demands of the union, maintaining that there was absolutely no
reason to continue the strike.

A statement signed by the Federal Ministry of Education’s
Director, Press and Public Relations, Ben Bem Goong, said Nwajiuba
used the occasion to appeal to ASUP to call off the strike
immediately and unconditionally.

The leader of the Protest, Comrade Leo Emeka expressed the
frustration of the Nigerian Students saying that polytechnics
students are fed up with the prolonged strike as well as the
unending academic session, adding that many students can no longer
meet up with the financial demands to enable them to graduate.

He appealed to the Federal Government to facilitate the payment
of arrears of the withheld minimum wage which is the reason for
embarking on strike.