'Don't embark on strike', boss begs union

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January 19, 2016 5:47 PM

The head, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Dr Mas'udu Adamu Kazaure has begged the Academic Staff Union of Kaduna Polytechnic not to embark on strike.

The head, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Dr Mas'udu Adamu Kazaure has begged the Academic Staff Union of Kaduna Polytechnic not to embark on strike.

Kazaure said on Tuesday in Kaduna that strike at this moment will greatly affect students of the institution who have not forget the recent one that almost cripple the instruction.

Speaking to the new executive of Nigeria Union of Journalists Kaduna State Council in his office when they paid him a courtesy call, Dr Kazaure said the board and Kaduna Polytechnic management are discussing to bring out mechanism to stop the problems.

Kazaure said the union should wait Until the 2016 budget is implemented before taken further action.

"Let me use this opportunity to appeal to ASUP not to embark on the strike. They should wait for this year's budget implementation before taken action," Kazaure said.

Kazaure who said the Technical Vocational Education suffered neglect, added that it was not only by the government but that parents must take part of the blame.

"There is massive unemployment across the country that we believe if TVE training gets more attention it will reduce unemployment," Kazaure added. Kaduna NUJ Chairman, Comrade Garba Muhammed had earlier said their aim was to find a way NBTE can assist journalists on enterpreneuship training.

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