The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in Ogun State has threatened industrial action over the state government’s failure to implement outstanding allowances and address other welfare concerns affecting lecturers in state-owned polytechnics.
The union issued the warning on Thursday during a joint press briefing at the ASUP Secretariat, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, saying only six days remained before the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued by its national leadership.
ASUP expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s failure to implement the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) and Earned Academic Allowance (EAA), as provided for in the 2026 Federal Government-ASUP agreement.
Reading the union’s position, ASUP Chairman of Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences, Kolawole Adeyemi, said the national leadership had written to the state government twice, on August 5 and September 21, 2026, without receiving any satisfactory commitment.
Beyond the unpaid allowances, the union criticised the poor funding of state-owned polytechnics, revealing that the monthly subvention for some institutions had remained at N5 million for more than 10 years.
It described the allocation as inadequate amid rising operational costs and called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to increase the monthly subvention of all state-owned polytechnics to N100 million.
The union also raised concerns over unpaid pension obligations and several months of unremitted employee deductions to Pension Fund Administrators, warning that the situation threatened workers’ retirement security.
It further complained that palliative support announced by the state government had not been consistently extended to workers across the affected institutions.
Adeyemi urged the government to use the remaining six days of the ultimatum to address the demands and prevent disruption of academic activities, warning that failure to act could trigger industrial action in the state-owned polytechnics.
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