Strike: Poly lecturers decry govt’s negligence

The President, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Charles Asomugha, has said there is no end in sight for the 11-month old strike embarked upon by the union since last year, stating that the government had yet to implement the agreement the lecturers had with it. Asomugha said the action of the Federal Government was surprising despite having reached an agreement with it. He added that the only thing stopping the lecturers from calling off the strike was the non-implementation of the agreement. The union leader, in an interview with our correspondent during the week, said, “Nothing is really happening now. We are still waiting on the government. We have already reached an understanding with them, but we are still waiting on them for response. “We were supposed to hold a meeting with them on June 24, 2014 but the minister of education and other government officials did not turn up. That meeting was rescheduled for July 1, but they still did not turn up.