The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP) has embarked on a 14-day warning strike starting from Monday to press home their demands.
The directive is contained in a release signed by Emmanuel Enyiegor, the Acting National Secretary of the association.
“This is to bring to the attention of all the members that the General Executive Council had on December 17 2020, approved the commencement of 14-day warning strike with effect from January 4.
“Members are by this notice directed to refrain from going to office from Monday January 4, 2021.
“We demand the immediate re-evaluation and implementation of NEEDS assessment report and release of funds for the Polytechnic sector without further delay.
“We demand the complete payment of salaries and arrears of minimum wage for staff in the Polytechnic sector starting from the period of implementation in April 2019.
“We demand for the release of scheme of service for Polytechnics immediately. This has been put on hold by the National Board for Technical Education for three years without any concrete explanation,” the release stated.
The Association however, expressed displeasure with the state governments of Benue, Cross River, Abia, Ondo, Ogun, Osun and Kano for their refusal to nonpayment of correct outstanding salaries to staff of the Polytechnics and Colleges of Health.
“The union decries the nonchalant attitude of the Integrated Personal Payroll Information System to issues of SSANIP as regards salaries of members.
“We demand the constitution of Governing Councils in all federal and state Polytechnics,” the release stated.
