The Federal Government and the nation’s polytechnic lecturers, yesterday, failed to reach an agreement during a meeting held to find solutions to the demands of the latter.
The union, Academic Staff of Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, and the government refused to shift ground on their positions, leading to the adjournment of the meeting to January, after the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
The government’s delegation was led by Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, while the National President of ASUP, Usman Dutse, led the delegation of the union. Speaking to reporters after the marathon meeting that lasted over five hours at the office of Minister of Education, Duste said both parties could not resolve the issue as they failed to reach a compromise.