Kwara: Fresh industrial crisis looms at Federal Poly Offa

A caller concern situation is brewing astatine the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State betwixt the absorption and the members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP.

The Union accused the Rector of the instauration of threatening the beingness of its chairman, among different unaddressed sundry issues and grievances.

A connection by Tunde Ayedun connected behalf of the union, alleged that a petition for an exigency gathering with the absorption was declined connected the ground that the absorption was attending a enactment successful Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state.

However, erstwhile the 2 meetings yet held connected April 20, 2026 astatine 10:00a.m, and 3:00p.m, the national alleged that the Rector of the institution, threatened the national president that “his beingness is tenured” which led to the abrupt extremity of the 2nd meeting.

Consequently, the national issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Rector to retreat the menace oregon look a-14-day announcement of strike.

According to the union, “the menace has not lone sent jitters to the enactment of the section but has been perceived to arsenic necessitate a ineligible and concern position due to the fact that matters that subordinate to beingness indispensable not beryllium handled with levity.

“The CEC is earnestly acrophobic that threats person go the effect of ‘this’ absorption to matters of interest that was precocious to...