BREAKING: ASUU Branch Commences Indefinite Strike

• A branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has started an indefinite strike.

• The union maintained that its action is based on the fact that the government has not fulfilled its obligation to pay earned academic allowances.

• Meanwhile, the state government has denied allegations of owing salaries.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Taraba State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has declared an indefinite, comprehensive, and all-inclusive strike.

The state chapter of ASUU has been granted permission by the national body to embark on a strike action in order to press their demands.

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However, the state government has denied allegations of owing salaries to workers.

The union claims that the reason for their action, which resulted from a congress meeting, is based on the government’s inability to pay earned academic allowances, promotion arrears, the partial payment of staff salary, as well as the unresolved staff pension and gratuity system.

Mr Samuel Shitaa, the Taraba State University ASUU Chairman, noted that other reasons for the industrial action include the non-implementation of agreements and perimeter fencing of the institution.

Reacting to the strike action, the state government through the Commissioner for Tertiary education Edward Baraya in a telephone interview said the union has not communicated their action to the state government.

He wondered why ASUU would take such a decision when the present government is doing everything possible to address the issues before leaving office.

Also reacting, the special adviser to the governor on media and publicity Bala Dan-Abu in a press statement said the outgoing governor is owing no worker salaries.

Below is Mr. Dan-Abu’s communique stating the government’s position on the issue.
Press statement.

“The outgoing administration of his excellency, arc Darius Dickson Ishaku, the executive governor of Taraba state, is not owing any group of workers in the state monthly salaries and, therefore, will not be leaving behind any burden arising from unpaid emoluments for the in-coming administration.

This clarification became necessary following a press statement issued recently on behalf of the incoming administration of Lt Col Agbu Kefas, the governor-elect which contained a promise to pay salary arrears in its first 100 days.

This veiled accusation is wrong and unnecessary. The Ishaku administration never toyed with the welfare of workers in its eight years of stewardship in the state. It had consistently paid their salaries since it assumed office in 2015, most of the time before the end of every month.

We find this so-called promise to pay outstanding salary arrears made on behalf of the governor-elect not only misplaced but also misleading.

It is also surprising coming from an in-coming administration widely known and regarded to be an offspring of the present government of his excellency, arc Darius Ishaku.

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