The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its outstanding demands in an agreement entered with the union.

President of ASUP, Shammah Kpanja, said this while addressing reporters at the end of an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council of the union in Abuja.

Kapanja said that the demands by the union includes the non-release of a circular to effect the payment of its Peculiar Academic Allowance by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.

He also stated the Peculiar Academic Allowances paid to academic staff across Polytechnics was a component of the ASUP/FGN 2010 agreement.

The union leader revealed that rather than make provisions for payment, the allowances have been removed from the budgeting template and the Federal Ministry of Education had failed to intervene in definite terms on the subject.

He said the NEC therefore expressed deep concerns over the continued decision by the National Board for Technical Education to outsource the accreditation process for polytechnics in the country despite assurances to desist from such actions.

The union leader stressed that the 25/35 per cent arrears of salary review was yet to be implemented, noting that the arrears which cover a 12-month period and captured in the budget were yet to be released for reasons beyond the comprehension of the union.

ASUP president added that NEC expressed deep concerns over the continued decision by the NBTE to outsource the accreditation process for polytechnics in the country despite assurances to desist from such actions.

He further stressed that most state governments have failed to implement the New National Minimum Wage, just as he expressed concern over the continued delay and non-approval of a dual mandate structure aimed at eliminating the age long discrimination against HND holders.