Staff of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, have started an indefinite strike to press for the implementation of the new national minimum wage introduced by the Federal Government in 2019.
The workers unions of the institution, comprising of Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (NASUP), announced the industrial action after a joint congress held on Monday.
The school’s main gate remained shut with the academic activities of the institution, which was scheduled to resume on Monday after the Christmas break put on hold.
Also the first semester examinations for the 2019/2020 session expected to start this week has been disrupted by the protest by the unions.
Mr Biodun Abegunde, the SSANIP Chairman, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, explained that the unions were forced to embark on industrial action because the matter was beyond the school’s management and needs to be addressed urgently.
Abegunde had said the unions were demanding the implementation of the new minimum wage and the removal of a consultant in charge of the school finances to give room to financial autonomy for the institution.
“The unions are agitating the implementation of the minimum wage and the removal of a consultant who has been handling and managing the financial affairs of the institution.
“This is a move towards financial autonomy. So the unions are clamouring for removal of the consultant so that due process can be maintained by the institutionMinimum wage: Ibadan poly workers begin indefinite strike
