Fed Poly Oko pulls out of ASUP strike

Arising from the emergency meeting the Academic Board said while in support of  the agitation of the unions, it has put the fate of students into consideration, adding that the withdrawal from the strike was to enable  students write the second semester examinations and be at  par with other  students of other institutions.Dr. Nsionu Ifeanyi […]

Arising from the emergency meeting the Academic Board said while in support of  the agitation of the unions, it has put the fate of students into consideration, adding that the withdrawal from the strike was to enable  students write the second semester examinations and be at  par with other  students of other institutions.
Dr. Nsionu Ifeanyi Dean School of Engineering and member of the Board who  addressed reporters immediately after the meeting praised the efforts of ASUP in putting up a good fight, noting that their withdrawal was not to dissuade the union from the struggle but was in consideration of the students who have wasted a lot of time at home.
 He said the management will announce the modalities for the  examination which will commence immediately.
  According to him, the Academic Board which is the highest decision making body of the polytechnic met and deliberated on the ongoing  national strike by ASUP and the fate of the students who have been at home for over nine months.
 He said, “The Academic Board praises the efforts of the union and its leadership for putting up a great a fight for our cause. We don’t want to dissuade them from pursuing their laudable objectives. So we thank them for what they are doing for us”.
 He continued. “The Academic Board while we are supporting  the union’s fight, we said let us see what we can do for our students to help  them because they have lost so many months and the Board decided that the students be called back to write their examinations and continue with lectures.
“While we wait for the outcome of the engagement of the union with  government, we don’t want them to fail. We only want to bring ourselves at par with our  colleagues”.
Meanwhile, the Academic Board of  Federal Polytechnic Oko and the governing council of the institution have directed the  immediate reopening of the polytechnic and resumption of lectures with immediate effect.
In a short message service circulated by the Registrar, Mr. Tony Nwaokolbia the students were directed to return to school immediately, adding that the suspended 2012/2013 second semester exams and lectures for  fresh students was to commence on Monday, July 7, 2014.