The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) of Ogun State College of Health technology Ilese-Ijebu (OSCOHTECH) has instructed its members to embark on a three-day warning strike from Tuesday, December 21, 2021.

This decision was taken at an emergency congress of the union held on Tuesday, December 14th 2021 to deliberate on ASUP’s demands bordering on the smooth running of the first institution in Ogun State.

According to a communique issued at the end of the congress and signed by Yusuf-Babatunde M. A. and Igbokoyi Adeyemi, the Union’s chairman and general secretary respectively, the three-day warning strike will be between Tuesday to Thursday this week.

“At the emergency congress held on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, the union after an extensive deliberation on her demands, which Management have failed to address will be embarking on a three-day warning strike from Tuesday, December 21, 2021,” the statement stated.

“Our demands in our correspondences to management are as follows:

1. That the 2017 promotion exercise was inconclusive because some members of staff are yet to receive their promotion letters.

2. That 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 are long overdue.

3. That the minimum wage implementation should no longer be delayed since it has received the state government blessings/approval.

4. That the migration exercise that received a policy summersault in our college should be revisited without further delay.

5. That scheme/condition of service should be released to the union so as to enable the members know the criteria for promotion on each level” the statement read.

“Conclusively, the union hereby give the management 3-days ultimatum to resolve item 1 and 3 above. Consequently, the union shall commence 3-days warning strike from Tuesday 21st December 2021. Other items afore-listed should equally be attended to on or before the end of the year (2021).”

With this development, academic activities will be paralysed at the institution for the remaining days of this year.

This is coming few days to the commencement of the 2nd Convocation exercise of the institution, expected to be held on December 21-22, 2021.

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