Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Embarks On A Warning Strike

It was gathered that the non-scholastic staff of three state-claimed tertiary establishments in Akwa Ibom State, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua; School of Training, Afaha Nsit, and Akwa Ibom State School of Craftsmanship and Science, have left on a three-day cautioning strike taking after the non-usage of their 65 years retirement age and non-installment of their advancement unpaid debts.

The nonconformists on Thursday conveyed bulletins bearing different engravings like "65 years retirement age is executed for non-showing staff in Cross Stream School of Wellbeing Innovation and School of Instruction, Akwa Ibom State Government actualize our own.

"Government pay the adjust of 7.5 % contributory benefits, those in administration require it. The retirees incorporating those in the grave need this cash."

Talking with newsmen, the executive, SSANIP, Emmanuel Ekpo said closing down of the school entryway, the challenge wound up noticeably essential after numerous times of supplications with the state government and all partners in the training division.

He included that separated from the non-execution of 65 years retirement age for non-showing staff and non-installment of 2014 advancements and installment of overdue debts by the state government, Ekpo recorded different conditions to be satisfied by the state government before individuals would cancel the strike activity.

The conditions, as indicated by him, are the discount of the adjust of 7.5% contributory annuity to staff who are still in administration and resigned and installment of full pay and remittances of central staff of the Establishments.

He stated, "It is very dampening that our specialists, the notorious winged animals that lay the Brilliant eggs has languished this carelessness over an extended period of time without the legislature to diagram a path forward for us, we need an empowering domain so we can convey our administrations."

Likewise, the director of NASU, Mr. Samuel Essiet, approached the state government to go to the guide of their individuals.