NAPS PRESIDENCY RAISES ALARM OF STRIKE BY ASUP AFTER LOCKDOWN.

Solidarity greeting from the national secretariat of NAPS. As we pray , observe and hope that  lockdown becomes a thing of the past soonest, it important to continue in the service with which we have been entrusted and as such, our attention is focused on the imminent ASUP industrial action  soon.

In a bid to avert that ridiculous situation, therefore we call on  government  and ASUP to resolve the ongoing rift caused by Integrated Personal and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) , making payment of salaries and allowances of polytechnics lecturers rather cumbersome.

Strike of any kind would be the most unreasonable experience after the prolonged academic coma. Should that happened, God forbid , polytechnics students nationwide would not hesitate to resist it fiercely.

According to the Secretary General of ASUP, Mr Shammah  Pkanjan , as at 15th of May, 2020, over 80% of staff of polytechnics are yet to be paid salaries. That  development is deplorable and capable of retarding the growth of the sector so advocated.

It is important for the federal government to  revisit the IPPIS design with a view to eliminating apparent irregularities identified by ASUP and other analyst, for the interest of our education sector generally. That would definitely   reduce the criticism and unwillingness of staff to participate in it.

Once again, I commend the understanding and courage of all polytechnics students across the country during this lockdown. May God heal our land.


Aluta Continua.....Victoria Ascerta



Signed:

Comrade Olalere Benedict

Aluta Leopard

NAPS Global President

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