AKWA IBOM POLY WORKERS BARRICADE THE GATES IN PROTEST OF THE 65-YEAR RETIREMENT AGE
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The Non-Academic Staff Union of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osura, is now on strike. On Thursday, the union’s members blocked all entrances to the university in an effort to emphasize their demand for a 65-year retirement age.
Because the union members were furious, they blocked all the gates, making it impossible for professors and students who were racing to the campus for early morning sessions.
The laborers at the gate displayed a placard urging the state administration to “please come and salvage the situation by directing the implementation of 65 years retirement age”.
It was discovered that the Polytechnic’s head security officer had to order the gates to be flung open in order to bring the situation under control.
As the strike enters its second week, none of the concerns that the union is fighting for have been addressed.
However, a lecturer who requested to remain anonymous claimed that the strike is a “case of jealousy against the academic staff who were granted 65 years as retirement age”.
He said that by locking the gates and preventing other employees and students from entering the building, the non-academic staff had gone too far.
He said, “In the university system professors are given 70 years as retirement age. Other academic staff are given 65 years. The other five years is for research and book writing to allow them give back to the academic community their experiences over the years before they retire.
“If the non-academic staff want 65 years, they should change their status to academic staff and enjoy such privilege. They should also write books to contribute to knowledge in the academic community.”
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