Ogun ASUP demands N100m subvention, threatens strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in Ogun State has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to urgently address its outstanding demands, warning of a potential industrial crisis as only six days remain in a 15-day ultimatum issued by the union's national leadership. The union expressed dissatisfaction with the inadequate funding of polytechnic education, highlighting that the monthly subvention of N5 million to some state-owned polytechnics has not been reviewed for over a decade.

During a press briefing at the ASUP Secretariat in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, representatives from various polytechnics, including Comrade Sogbesan Adebiyi and Adepero Ogunkoya, voiced their concerns. The ultimatum, which began on October 27, was a resolution from the 118th National Executive Council meeting of ASUP held in Abuja on October 22.

The union has previously communicated its demands to the Ogun State Government on two occasions, but has yet to receive satisfactory responses regarding the implementation of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and Earned Academic Allowance.