- Chairman Dr. Joshua Mbave Garba described the state’s promises as empty, with no financial commitment or clear plan.
- He also criticised the government’s failure to hold a stakeholders’ meeting or respond to the union’s two-week ultimatum, which expired July 31.
ASUU Taraba State University has threatened to resume strike action over the state government’s failure to honour a January 2025 agreement.
Chairman Dr. Joshua Mbave Garba accused Governor Kefas’ administration of breaching the MoA, which included a monthly N50 million payment for Earned Academic Allowances — none of which has been paid.
“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.
ASUU Taraba has decried chronic underfunding of the university and the government’s failure to establish a functional pension scheme for academic staff.
Chairman Dr. Joshua Mbave Garba described the state’s promises as empty, with no financial commitment or clear plan. He also criticised the government’s failure to hold a stakeholders’ meeting or respond to the union’s two-week ultimatum, which expired July 31.
“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.
ASUU Taraba has resolved to resume its suspended strike if the government fails to address unresolved issues.
While commending Governor Kefas’ free education policy, the union insisted staff welfare must not be neglected.
“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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