By Terna Chikpa, Jalingo
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University (TSU) branch, has announced the resumption of its earlier suspended indefinite strike action.
In a press statement signed by the union chairman, Dr. Joshua Garba Mbave, and made available to journalists on Wednesday in Jalingo, the union said the action followed the Taraba State Government’s failure to implement the terms of the agreement reached with the union on January 17, 2025.
The statement read in part: “The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University (TSU) branch, hereby informs the general public, students, parents, and all stakeholders that it has resumed its previously suspended total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike action.
“This action follows the failure of the Taraba State Government to implement the terms of the agreement reached with the union on January 17, 2025. The strike was earlier suspended in good faith to allow the government adequate time to address the agreed issues.
“However, the government has failed to take concrete and verifiable steps toward fulfilling its obligations.
“After a careful review of the situation, the Congress of ASUU-TSU on February 18, 2026, resolved that the continued neglect of these longstanding issues leaves the union with no alternative but to resume the suspended strike.”
The statement disclosed that the resumption of the strike was due to the absence of a functional pension scheme for the university, failure to pay the backlog of outstanding salaries owed to union members, inability of the government to settle accumulated Earned Academic Allowances (EAA), and the implementation of the newly negotiated ASUU-FGN agreement of 2025.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the reasons for the resumption of the strike hinge on the following: absence of a functional pension scheme for the university; failure to pay the backlog of outstanding salaries owed to our members; inability of the government to settle accumulated Earned Academic Allowances (EAA); and the implementation of the newly negotiated ASUU-FGN agreement of 2025,” the statement added.
Dr. Mbave stated that the issues had persisted for an extended period and had severely affected staff welfare, morale, and the overall functioning of the university system.
The statement emphasized that the industrial action was a last resort, taken only after sustained dialogue and the government’s failure to honour its commitments.
