The decision was made at an emergency meeting of the Union’s National Executive Council on Wednesday, according to reports.

The planned strike, according to ASUP President Anderson Ezeibe, was orchestrated by the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government.

The federal government, according to ASUP, has refused to satisfy its demand.

The non-release of the agreed N15 billion revitalization fund for the sector, which was approved by the President 11 months ago, is one of the demands.

“Non-release of arrears of the new minimum wage: The owed 10 months arrears for the Polytechnics is yet to be released. The composite amount covering all Federal Tertiary Institutions to the approximate figure of N19Bn currently exists as an AIE in the Accountant Generals Office.

“We are deploying this medium to equally appeal to members of the public to prevail on the government to do the needful within the two weeks to avoid an indefinite shutdown of the sector,” the union said in a statement.

Recall that the Union suspended its industrial action declared on the 6th of April 2021 on the 10th of June, 2021 following the signing of a Memorandum of Action (MoA) with the government.