Ogun poly lecturers threaten strike over allowances, demand N100m subvention
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The union also lamented the inadequate funding of polytechnic education, saying the government had refused to review the N5m monthly subvention given to some of the state-owned polytechnics for more than a decade. The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics in Ogun State has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to urgently address its outstanding demands, warning that the state-owned polytechnics could face an industrial crisis as the six remaining days of a 15-day ultimatum issued by the union’s national leadership tick away.
Context & Background
✦The union, which raised the alarm at a joint press briefing held at the ASUP Secretariat, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, on Thursday, expressed displeasure over the state government’s failure to implement the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and Earned Academic Allowance in the affected institutions.
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Thursday:The union, which raised the alarm at a joint press briefing held at the ASUP Secretariat, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, on Thursday, expressed displeasure over the state government’s failure to implement the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and Earned Academic Allowance in the affected institutions.2026:Adeyemi explained that the national leadership had formally communicated its demands to the state government, urging it to implement the CATA/EAA component of the 2026 Federal Government-ASUP agreement.5th August:The union said, “It is particularly concerning that the National Leadership of ASUP had previously written to the Ogun State Government on two separate occasions, through letters dated 5th August, 2026, and 21st September, 2026, appealing for the implementation of this important welfare component.
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✦The union also lamented the inadequate funding of polytechnic education, saying the government had refused to review the N5m monthly subvention given to some of the state-owned polytechnics for more than a decade.
✦The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics in Ogun State has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to urgently address its outstanding demands, warning that the state-owned polytechnics could face an industrial crisis as the six remaining days of a 15-day ultimatum issued by the union’s national leadership tick away.
✦The union, which raised the alarm at a joint press briefing held at the ASUP Secretariat, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, on Thursday, expressed displeasure over the state government’s failure to implement the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and Earned Academic Allowance in the affected institutions.
Key Facts:Thursday: The union, which raised the alarm at a joint press briefing held at the ASUP Secretariat, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, on Thursday, expressed displeasure over the state government’s failure to implement the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and Earned Academic Allowance in the affected institutions.2026: Adeyemi explained that the national leadership had formally communicated its demands to the state government, urging it to implement the CATA/EAA component of the 2026 Federal Government-ASUP agreement.5th August: The union said, “It is particularly concerning that the National Leadership of ASUP had previously written to the Ogun State Government on two separate occasions, through letters dated 5th August, 2026, and 21st September, 2026, appealing for the implementation of this important welfare component.Today: “Today, Thursday, 5th November, 2026, with only six days remaining before the expiration of the ultimatum, we consider it necessary to publicly reiterate our concerns and call on the Ogun State Government to take immediate and decisive steps to avert an avoidable industrial crisis in the polytechnic sector.” Beyond the unpaid allowances, ASUP lamented what it described as years of inadequate funding of the six state-owned polytechnics, disclosing that the monthly subvention to some of the institutions had remained at N5m for more than a decade.
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics in Ogun State has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to urgently address its outstanding demands, warning that the state-owned polytechnics could face an…
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The union also lamented the inadequate funding of polytechnic education, saying the government had refused to review the N5m monthly subvention given to some of the state-owned polytechnics for more than a decade.
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics in Ogun State has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to urgently address its outstanding demands, warning that the state-owned polytechnics could face an industrial crisis as the six remaining days of a 15-day ultimatum issued by the union’s national leadership tick away.
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The union, which raised the alarm at a joint press briefing held at the ASUP Secretariat, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, on Thursday, expressed displeasure over the state government’s failure to implement the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and Earned Academic Allowance in the affected institutions.