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120 workers sacked at Kwara Polytechnic

Industrial action embarked upon by staff of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has a new
dimension as 120 of them have been sacked by the authorities.

Similarly, all union activities have been banned at the polytechnic. Those affected are, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Senior Staff Union of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) and No-Academic Staff Union (NASU).

The sack of the 120 Non-academic staff and ban order were contained in a statement signed by its Acting Registrar, Mr Moses Salami, which was released in Ilorin.
The statement said the withdrawal of services of the workers followed a re-organisation and repositioning at the Polytechnic.

"In view of the re-structuring and re-positioning exercise going on, the Governing Council at its 148th Regular meeting held on Aug. 8 resolved to carry out the re-organisation of the
institution."

"Consequently, it was approved by the council that the staff concerned are to have their services withdrawn because their services are no longer required or to retire in the public interest.
"The withdrawal of service or retirement, as the case may be,
takes effect from July 1, 2008," Salami said.

He said that 97 of the staff were unconfirmed, while 25 were due or close to retirement age.
Salami said that all the affected staff would be paid their entitlements in lieu of notice, as contained in the regulations governing the condition of service of the Polytechnic.

Meanwhile, the council has also banned the activities of all the three unions in the institute even as it ordered for the immediate resumption of duties by all staff.

It said ‘’ failure to comply with the order would lead to disciplinary measures.’’
The statement warned that ‘’any individual or group of people parading himself or themselves as union leaders will be punished.’’