It
also criticised the state government’s alleged failure to honour its
commitment to establishing a functional pension scheme for academic
staff.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has threatened to embark on strike action.
The ASUU Taraba State University, TSU chapter issued a fresh warning to the state government.
It threatened to resume a previously suspended strike over the
alleged breach of a Memorandum of Action, MoA, signed earlier this year.
At a press conference which took place in Jalingo, the state
capital on Tuesday, ASUU Chairman, Dr. Joshua Mbave Garba, accused
Governor Agbu Kefas administration of failing to implement the terms of
the MoA signed on January 17, 2025, an agreement that led to the
suspension of the union’s strike in February.
The agreement, he said, included the monthly disbursement of N50
million beginning in February 2025 for the payment of Earned Academic
Allowances (EAA).
However, Dr. Mbave revealed that no payment has been made to date.
“Despite enduring extreme hardship, showing commendable
restraint, and maintaining our dedication to academic progress, our
patience has been repeatedly tested.
“This continued breach of trust and failure of commitment is a
deliberate provocation that undermines the industrial peace we have
maintained,” he stated.
The union further lamented the chronic underfunding of the
university, describing it as a violation of the institution’s enabling
law.
It also criticised the state government’s alleged failure to honour
its commitment to establishing a functional pension scheme for academic
staff.
According to him, what the government had offered so far amounts to
“bureaucratic formalities and empty promises,” without a clear
financial commitment or implementation timeline.
He also expressed disappointment over the state government’s
failure to convene a stakeholders’ meeting scheduled for early February
to discuss a roadmap for clearing outstanding salary arrears.
He noted that a two-week ultimatum issued by the union, which expired on July 31, received no response.
“This silence is deafening and unacceptable. It sends a
dangerous signal that agreements with ASUU are not binding and that the
academic workforce is disposable,” he added.
Following deliberations, the union, as announced by him, had
resolved to resume its suspended strike if the government failed to
urgently address the unresolved issues.
While acknowledging governor Kefas’ efforts in promoting access to
education particularly through the implementation of a free education
policy, ASUU insisted that staff welfare must not be sidelined.
“We are not saboteurs or enemies of progress. We are nation builders and custodians of knowledge.
“But we cannot continue to function in an environment where our
welfare is neglected, our rights trampled upon, and our voices
ignored”, Mbave said.
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