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  • SSANIP-OGITECH lauds Management

    The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP), Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH), Igbesa Chapter, has lauded the Rector of the Institution, Dr Olufunke Akinkurolere, for prioritising workers’ welfare.

    This was contained in a communiqué at the end of their meeting held in the school premises.

    SSANIP Chairman, Mr. Muideen Fatai, praised management for being sensitive to workers’ yearnings such as prompt payment of salaries, payment of deduction to pension administrators, and encouragement of staff development through training.

    Others are timely promotion, and infrastructural provision with adequate security/offices renovation.

    Fatai, therefore called on workers to support the present management.

     

  • OGITECH inaugurates SSANIP

    OGITECH inaugurates SSANIP

    The Ogun State Institue of Technolgy (OGITECH), Igbesa, has inaugurated the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP) chapter.

    Also, the first SSANIP executive, of the chapter took their oath of office under the supervision of the union Zonal Coordinator and Secretary, Mr Adebanjo Ogunshipe and Mr Adeyemi Adebbiyi.

    Rector of the Institute, Dr Olufunke Akinkurolere, admonished them not to use the union to foment trouble. She urged them to priortise their employment at OGITECH.

    Akinkurolere, an engineer, appealed to the new association to foster a mutual relationship with other unions in the school to move the institution forward.

    She promised to accord equal representation to all associations without bias.

    She reminded the executive members to consult their members before any decision is taken on things that will benefit the union and the school.

    Akinkurolere urged them to abide by the rules and regulations guiding the institute, warning that management would not tolerate any act of indiscipline.

    Adebiyi advised the new executive to engage in a meaningful and constructive dialogue with management on issues bordering the union.

    Chairman of the SSANIP OGITECH chapter, Mr Fatai Nurudeen, promised to collaborate with other unions to uplift the standard of the school.

    The new elected officers are: Chairman, Mr Nurudeen; Mr Adedapo Adedotun, (Vice Chairman); Lawal Adebiyi (secretary); Ifatumo Olubukola, (assistant generals Secretary) Oamen Cecilia, (treasurer), Mrs ledina Alkabel (public relations officer), and Mrs Yusuf Muyibat (Financial secretary).

  • SSANIP urges FG to establish polytechnics commission

    SSANIP urges FG to establish polytechnics commission

    The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to establish polytechnics commission, to ensure a better coordination of such institutions.

    Mr Olorunmbe Omopariola, the SSANIP Chairman, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the establishment of the polytechnics commission was necessary.

    He said that the polytechnics would be better managed and coordinated by the commission than the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), which had a lot of shortcomings.

    “There has been a lot of agitation by various unions in the polytechnic sector for the establishment of a commission to oversee the affairs of polytechnics in the country.

    “The universities and colleges of education have their own commissions; so, why should our own be different. Presently, the NBTE oversees the polytechnics.

    “Why can’t they give us a commission? If we have a commission, definitely the workings and general administration of the polytechnics will be better than what they are today,” Omopariola said.

    Omopariola urged the Federal Government to urgently address the dichotomy between university and polytechnic graduates, to ensure industrial harmony.

    He said that for over 16 years, various governments had promised to address the problem without any concrete solution.

    “There are a lot of anomalies in the placement of our graduates– the employers will tell you that the Higher National Diploma (HND) holders are inferior to university graduates.

    “Unfortunately, this is the practice in most federal and state government organisations; they give regard to the university graduates more than their polytechnic counterparts.

    “The new government must make it a priority to end the dichotomy between university and polytechnic graduates.

    “Former presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr Goodluck Jonathan, inaugurated various committees to address the problem and make recommendations, but none was successful.

    “The government policy that discriminates against the polytechnic is not fair to the lecturers, who produce the students.

    “We will continue to agitate that we put an end to the discrimination, which has continued to have a negative impact on our education system.’’

    Omopariola urged President Buhari to finalise the upgrading of YABATECH to a degree-awarding institution, approved during the Obasanjo administration.

    “We have waited for the upgrading of our college for over eight years, after it was announced, but nothing has been done.

    “A similar thing was a pronouncement recently for the upgrading of some colleges of education to universities of education, and funds were released immediately to show commitment.

    “So, why is our own different? Over eight years and it is still the same old story. Government must be consistent with its policies,” he said.

    Omopariola urged Buhari to pay more attention to the education sector and increase the budgetary allocation to 26 per cent, as recommended by UNESCO.

    He also called for the payment of the arrears of the Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS) 15, to avoid incessant strikes in the education sector.

    “We went on strike from March 24 to May 12, 2015 basically on the implementation of arrears of CONTTISS 15, which has been on for a while now.

    “Our government kept going forth and back; today, they will tell you they will pay, tomorrow they will say it is not in the budget, and our union just decided we should go on strike.

    “We do not want the new government to turn a deaf ear to our demands; we want them to be responsive and sincere to the union,” he said.

  • Breaking News: Fed Poly Oko down tools

    …Joint Action committee of Trade Unions condemns molestation of ASUP officials

    …says it operates in atmosphere of fear

    …demands removal of the two officers from Office
    Tension is high at Federal Polytechnic, Oko Wednesday as Joint Action Committee of Trade Unions (JACTU) grounded all academic and non academic activities in the institution until further notice.
    This was following the recommendations of the Joint Action Committee of Trade Unions (JACTU) to the Rector of the Institution Prof Godwin Onu to remove his two aides, Mr Amobi Chiamogu and Stanley Okafor from office for assaulting the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Oko chapter officials.
    JACTU  said  it hereby withdraws herself from further official engagements with management until the issues are resolved adding that it is now operating in an atmosphere of fear, dreadful in academic environment, this they said is unacceptable.
    Rising from an emergency meeting yesterday JACTU, condemned the attack on the officials of the union by people from the office of the Rector adding that the action smacks of high level of indiscipline and gangsterism.
    The resolution made available to  The Nation  was signed by Chairman of ASUP, Dr Onyeka Uwakwe , General Secretary ASUP , Lady Ogugua Ochuba , a lawyer ; Chairman of   NASU, Chief Ezenwankwo Ik and secretary ,Nwankwo Jeff as well as Chairman SSNAIP Okoye G.F and Secretary Nwafor Barnabas.
    JACTU wrote Rector Prof Onu and copied National President  of ASUP, General Secretary among others.
    It stated in part,’’ a meeting of the Joint Action  of Trade Unions (ASUP, NASU, SSANIP) took place on Tuesday , October 22, 2013 as a result of a report on assault and attack on ASUP by officers attached to your office—Mr Amobi Chiamogu and Barr Stanley Okafor , during ASUP emergency congress held on Monday, October 21, 2013.
    ‘’Mr Amobi Chiamogu began attack on ASUP officials and in the process destroying official documents of the union as well as inflicting body injuries to General- Secretary, Lady Barr Ogugua Ochuba . He later rained punches on one Kossy Ebunilo , an academic staff in the meeting. The legal Adviser ,Br Stanley Okafor lumbered into the meeting with a stick and eventually caused a commotion . Reports indicate that a yet to be confirmed accomplices aided the duo in the act of infamy. The meeting reviewed the situation and concludes the development is strange to an academic environment and public service rules.
    ‘’Regrettably, the two officers who assaulted and caused bodily injuries to an officer and members of ASUP are key officers attached to your office. How can such highly placed officers of Rectory Unit throw decorum to the winds? Indeed the actions are atrocious that JACTU is worried that these men were sponsored to engage in such heinous acts. Ironically, one of the officers , the legal adviser , Mr Stanley Okafor is not a member of ASUP. What then brought to a meeting of intellectuals?
    ‘’JACTU condemns the action of the duo in entirety and regrets that the actions are unprecedented in the institution. The actions smack of high level of indiscipline and gangsterism. The development is appalling, shocking and unacceptable. Other personal assistants and legal advisers have successfully operated in the institution without abusing powers or causing a breach a breach of peace.
    ‘’In view of the forgoing, management appears to weigh poorly on Labour relations measurement scale. Consequently, JACTU hereby withdraws herself from further official engagements with management until the issues are resolved.
    ‘’Regrettably, he victims of the duo are very senior officers of the Polytechnic. JACTU , therefore , demands immediate removal of these officers from office. The action is deplorable and JACTU demands that appropriate punitive sanctions be meted to these people. JACTU also demands unreserved public apology by both management and the concerned officers.
    JACTU ended thus, ‘’ Generally, in view of the unguarded utterances of threats to life by the duo , JACTU is compelled to believe that staff and unions now operate in an atmosphere of fear. That is dreadful enough in an academic environment and this is unacceptable’’.