The Federal College ( Technical ) Bichi chapter of the College of Education Academic Staff Union ( COEASU) has declared an indefinite strike action over cocktails of challenges that centred around insecurity, non-remittance of the pension fund, and poor students enrollment, among others facing the College.
Addressing reporters on Wednesday in Kano, Dr. Hussaini Yahaya Peni, the Chairman, FCE Bichi, COEASU explained that the strike is comprehensive and total, noting that the union was forced to invoke the last option of strike action given the college management’s lackluster attitude and consistently high level of insensitivity to resolutions reached with the interventions of relevant stakeholders.
Dr. Hussaini Yahaya Peni said the union considered an unfortunate action of the college management in implementing the resolutions of 18th August, 2022 and 10th January 2023 predicated on the issue of quality academic standards and other emerging issues affecting staff welfare.
He listed some of the contentious issues as “Non-payment of allowances from theories main stream and affiliate programmes (Degree Directorates and Centre for continuing education, lack of examination materials, poor lecture and hostel conditions and non-supply of learning resources.
Dr.Peni also listed insecurity and poor sanitation in the college and non-release of impress and responsibility allowances as part of the burning issues facing the institution.
He, however, called on the attention of critical stakeholders and prosecuting financial institutions to issues of maladministration and financial recklessness from the management of our college”.
This he said has greatly affected the academic standard of the institution, saying that this great union, therefore, uses this medium to charge all local and international media organisations to prevail on relevant prosecuting financial institutions to constitute a high-powered investigative committee to verify some of the issues affecting the College.
