The Taraba State University chapter of the Academic
Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Wednesday resumed indefinite
industrial action to press home its demands.
Igbere TV recalls
that the union had embarked on a strike in 2018 but suspended it when
the Taraba government promised to meet its demands, which included the
payment of earned academic allowances from 2014 till date.
The demand also included the provision of required infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning in the university.
However, findings by Igbere TV revealed that the Taraba State Government is yet to fulfill its promise.
In
a statement made available to Igbere TV on Wednesday by Samuel Shikaa,
the Taraba Varsity ASUU Chairman, he said that the lecturers would
remain at home until their demands are met.
Atando Agbu, the
local ASUU Secretary, also disclosed to Igbere TV that the statement was
issued shortly after the Emergency Executive Council Meeting of ASUU
with National Officials in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital.
Agbu
said that the law establishing the university, which specified adequate
funding for the institution, had been abandoned by the state
government.
“Law no 4 of 2008 specified that five per cent of
the state allocation, five per cent of the Local Government allocation
and two per cent of all contracts will be used in funding the
university, but all of these have been neglected.
“If you go
round the university, you will discover that a part from the library and
senate building which are still under construction, every other
buildings you will see are constructed and furnished by the Tertiary
Education Trust Fund. “If you refer to this university as TET Fund
University, you will not be wrong because the few infrastructures here
are provided by the fund,” added.