The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa State chapter, has appealed to the management of the institution to pay the 39 months hazard allowance of its members.
The Chairman of the union, Yahaya Usman-Baba, made the appeal on Friday in Nasarawa in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
Usman-Baba said the appeal had become necessary to boost the morale of members of the union and enhance their productivity.
He said: “The new leadership of the union was sworn in on Monday, February 3 to pilot the affairs of the union for the development of the polytechnic and the country at large.
“In my acceptance speech during our inauguration, I told members of the union that I will consider their demands first over other things.
“I and other members of my executive will be just, fair and transparent in order to justify the confidence our members repose on us.
“I will operate an open door policy and accommodate every member of the union.
“We will work tirelessly and live above board in the discharge of our responsibilities to move the union and polytechnic forward.
“I want to appeal to the authority of the polytechnic as a matter of necessity to pay our members 39 months hazard allowance as agreed upon by the union and management.
“Payment of the hazard allowance will go a long way to improve the living condition of our members and boost their morale.”
The chairman expressed the determination of the union to support the management of the polytechnic to succeed.
Usman-Baba urged members of the union to avoid sharp practices capable of tarnishing their image and urged them to discharge their duties without fear or favour.
He promised to embark on projects and programmes that would have direct impact on the lives of members of the union as well as the students to improve the standard of education in the polytechnic.
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