The Taraba State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike over the failure of the State Government to pay earned academic allowances.
Others are promotion arrears, fractional payment of salaries to staff as well as unsettled staff pension and gratuity scheme.
Mr Samuel Shitaa, ASUU Chairman of the Taraba State University, chapter, added that other demands for the industrial action include non-implementation of agreements and perimeter fencing of the institution.
Reacting, the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Edward Baraya, said the union was yet to communicate its action to the state government, wondered why ASUU would take such a decision when the present government was doing everything possible to address the issues before leaving office on May 29.
Also reacting, the special adviser to Governor Darius Ishaku, on media and publicity, Bala Dan-Abu, in a press statement said the outgoing governor did owe no worker salaries.
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