The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Federal Polytechnic Ngodo Isuochi Chapter Abia State, has threatened to drag the management of the institution to anti-graft agencies including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, over suspected channeling of borehole project funds into a personal account.
This was part of the six resolutions reached at the end of the union’s congress which was communicated to the management through the Rector of the institution, Dr. Paul-Darlington Ibezim Ndubuisi, in a petition signed by the Chairman of the union Comrade Ador Osondu and the secretary, Comrade Onyeneke Ejike on Friday.
The union called on management to as a matter of urgency commission an independent audit of the borehole project funds and furnish it with a full financial statement noting that failure to do so will compel it to formally petition the ICPC, EFCC, and other relevant authorities.
The letter read, “The Congress of this Union has passed a resolution strongly condemning the alleged diversion or transfer of funds approved and earmarked for the construction and installation of a borehole facility at this institution into a personal account. If substantiated, this conduct represents a flagrant breach of public financial management principles and constitutes a criminal offence under extant Nigerian statutes.
“The Union demands that Management immediately commission an independent audit of the borehole project funds and furnish the Union with a full financial statement. Failure to do so will compel the Union to formally petition the ICPC, EFCC, and other relevant authorities.”
The union also expressed reservations over management’s alleged non-implementation of staff welfare and statutory obligations such as, refusal to facilitate National Housing Fund (NHF) Staff Sensitization and Enrolment; refusal to facilitate National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Enrolment for staff.
Other concerns raised include: Non-Remittance of Union Check-Off Dues from February 2026 to Date, alleged diversion of staff welfare packages for 2023, 2024 and 2025; absence of essential drugs and medical supplies in the Polytechnic health centre.
They, therefore, gave the management a 21-day ultimatum to address the six issues raised or risk an industrial action adding that they were open to negotiations and dialogue within the time-frame.
“We demand that management takes immediate and concrete steps to resolve all the above issues within 21 days of receiving this letter. Failure to comply will compel the Union to activate all lawful trade union mechanisms to press home our demands, including industrial action.”
ASUP threatens to drag poly management to EFCC, ICPC over alleged funds diversion
