Breaking: NOTSUP Distance Self from Ongoing Industrial Strike

The National President of Non-Teaching Staff Union of Polytechnics (NOTSUP) has affirm commitment to negotiation, not strike action.

NOTSUP President, Comrade Shaba Nakorji on Monday 20th January, 2025 while speaking with our correspondence regarding the union position concerning the 3-days warning strike declared by a sister union in the Polytechnic sector. He
made a statement clarifying that NOTSUP is not participating in the ongoing strike.

He said that NOTSUP will not be joining the strike, and this decision was made after the union National Executive Council careful consideration and a thorough review of the report of NOTSUP representative on the Committee in the ongoing review of the Polytechnic Scheme of Service.

We believe that negotiation, not strike action, is the best way to achieve our goals,” said Comrade Shaba Nakorji, President of the NOTSUP. “We remain committed to working with all stakeholders and sister unions in the Polytechnic sector to find mutually beneficial solutions for non teaching staff.”

The union’s decision not to participate in the strike is not a betrayal of solidarity. The work of the committee on the review of polytechnic scheme of service is still on-going. NOTSUP is willing to apply dialogue and negotiation to demand the committee and Federal Government to resolve concerns that affects non teaching staff of Polytechnics in the new scheme of service, he said.

NOTSUP is representing a category of workers in the Polytechnic sector and is a key player in negotiations. I urge NOTSUP members to remain in their respective offices and continue to perform their duties as per the normal course of service, he said.