Total Paralysis In Ibadan Poly As ASUP’s Strike Grounds Polytechnics

The atmosphere at The Polytechnic, Ibadan yesterday was like a graveyard as it was completely deserted due to the strike.

Academic and economic activities were paralysed at the institution when newsmen visited the institution.
It would be recalled that academic activities had to be put on hold due to the nationwide indefinite strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ,ASUP.
ASUP had accused the Federal Government of neglecting polytechnics and keeping silent about its requests since February when it went on strike for about two weeks.
The situation is compounded by the strike embarked upon by other categories of workers in the institution, which began on Friday November 3.
Members of staff of the Oyo State-owned tertiary institutions embarked on strike to protest what they described as poor funding of the institution.
The Oyo State Government had slashed their subventions to 25 per cent early last year, directing them to look inward and increase Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to plug shortfall in funding.
The decision was taken at the height of economic recession that hit the country since 2015.
A member of ASUP, who spoke with The Nation in confidence explained that the institution was not in session, adding that the campus was deserted, not because of the nationwide ASUP strike but due to the earlier strike action by both academic and non-academic staff of the institution.


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