Indefinite strike continues – Taraba varsity SSANU insist

From Godwin Agia, Jalingo

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities Taraba state University chapter, on Sunday said the union is still on strike until all their demands are fully implemented like other sister unions in the university.

Peoples Daily reports that the Academic Staff union of universities (ASUU), Taraba state University had earlier announced the suspension of her one month strike following the agreement and commitment of the state government on the disputed issues.

However, Comrade Bitrus Joseph Ajibauka, the SSANU state chairperson/JAC Chairman, disclosed the Union’s decision in a press statement in Jalingo that (SSANU), will remain on strike until all her demands are implemented.

According to the statement, the union after her emergency congress meeting held on Thursday 16th. January 2025, resolved that the indefinite strike action continue until full implementation of all her demands are implemented like other sister union in the university.

“While we commend the state government for her efforts concerning some of our demands, we wish to state here categorically that we will remain on strike until all our demands are fully implemented like other sister union in the university.

“After our emergency congress held on the 16th. January 2025, the congress resolved that the unpaid full salaries of September 2022, unpaid full salaries of October 2022, the withheld 28% of June, 2022 salary balance, withheld 51% of November, 2022 salary balance, the withheld 44% of December, 2022 salary balance be fully paid.

“The Congress maintain her submission position that the 2016 to 2020 promotion arrears be paid as was done to other sister union in the university.

“Congress commend the state government for the fifty million naira offer for Earned Administrative Allowances, however resolved that 30% of the total outstanding EAA of six hundred and ninety two million, nine hundred and thirty nine thousand, nine hundred and sixty five naira and seventy two kobo (N692,939,965.72) be paid first, while the balance of 70% should be paid within (6) months, effecting from February, 2025.

“Congress maintain its earlier position of rejecting the retrogressive application of the Criteria and Guideline for Appointment, Appraisal and Promotions of Senior Non-Academic Staff of 2012 that was annulled, repealed and replaced for the Appraisal Exercise of 2023/2024 year.”