The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in Kaduna Polytechnic, have embarked on an indefinite industrial action, shutting down academic activities in the institution.
ASUP made this known in a statement released by its spokesperson, Abbas Muhammad, on Friday.
The group explained that the return to an earlier suspended strike by the union last Tuesday became inevitable following a unanimous Congress decision by the academic staff of the institution demanding the management of the institution to immediately address their demands.
ASUP said that the teachers’ latest agitation followed the failure of the school’s management to resolve the issues for which an earlier strike was suspended on 18th July, 2017.
Some of the issues in contention, according to the statement include, poor working conditions, irregular academic calendar and routine lack of consumables for laboratory practicals, even when such is a component of the students school fees.
Others are, inadequate amenities and conveniences, lack of recreational facilities, inadequate offices and furniture and the perennial lack of transparency in withholding of funds related to staff allowances.
