The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, Bayelsa State, has protested withholding their June 2025 salaries and check-off dues.
On Friday, the protesting workers shut down the institution’s liaison office and the lodge of Rector Dr Lukman Adegoke in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. NASU accused the rector of executive rascality and abuse of office for disregarding the window given to them to settle out of court when the union went on strike between April 28 and June 30 this year to demand their months of withheld check-off dues.
Bayelsa State Chairman of NASU, Comrade Nelson Ebimie, told newsmen that only two months’ check-off dues had been released. He described the rector’s actions as overbearing and maintained that the liaison office would remain closed until the right thing was done for the welfare of his members.
He stated, “There is no way one man will oppress the entire union. First, he stopped our dues without any complaints; when we discussed it, he took us to court. When we were in court, he requested an out-of-court settlement. We tried to suspend the strike. Now, what we heard is no work, no pay. We thought he was joking, but now he has stopped all NASU members’ salaries. On this day, with the national and state council backing, this office remains locked. That means there is no work to be done here. I want to urge everyone to remain vigilant.”
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