The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic Offa chapter, has accused the management of the institution of betraying the trust between both parties.
The union’s Chairman, Dr. Idowu Atilola, made the allegation while reacting to the management’s position on the ongoing disagreement between the two bodies over certain unresolved issues.
Atilola stated that the management’s defense was either “not thorough or shamefully mischievous,” noting that the institution’s leadership had gone back on a written agreement.
“The Governing Council, Rector, Registrar, Deans, and Directors went into an agreement with the union in writing, and the defense being presented is that the management has decided to renege on the agreement,” Atilola said.
He accused the management of breaching public trust and diverting funds meant for staff welfare. “The management has betrayed the union and has also failed public trust by diverting monies meant for staff, and it behoves the union to bring them back to perspective,” he added.
The ASUP chairman further alleged that the management had failed to withdraw disciplinary invitations issued to some union members within the agreed time frame.
“We have no choice but to move forward. We will not retreat, we will not surrender, we are ASUP,” the statement read.
Efforts to reach the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Iroye Yinka, on Wednesday proved unsuccessful, as calls to his phone went unanswered and text messages were not returned at the time of filing this report.
