THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, yesterday, said it would not go back on its indefinite strike until the federal and state governments meet its demands.
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Mr Chibuzor Asomugha, the National President of ASUP, who reiterated the union's stand on the issue, while briefing newsmen in Abuja, said the action had become inevitable because only one of its demands had been partially met.
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The union which issued a 21-day ultimatum on March 25, is asking the government to look into many of its demands. Among other things the union is calling for the release of white paper on the visitation panel to federal polytechnics.
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The ultimatum expired on April 22, with the subsequent declaration of a one-week warning strike and an indefinite strike on April 29.
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Asomugha said the polytechnic sector in the country's educational system had groaned under a myriad of problems for long, adding that this had hampered the creation of "a viable platform for the sector to grow".