The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University (TSU) chapter, has issued a final warning to the Taraba State Government, calling on Governor Agbu Kefas to immediately implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU negotiated agreement or risk an indefinite strike by lecturers.

In a statement issued to journalists in Jalingo on Wednesday and signed by the chapter chairman, Dr. Joshua Garba Mbaver, the union accused the state government of failing to honour agreements reached with ASUU, describing the development as a neglect of academic staff and a threat to the future of the institution.

The union said the statement represented its final warning, stressing that lecturers had exhausted their patience following what it described as repeated unfulfilled promises by the state government.
“Enough of empty promises is enough,” the statement read.

ASUU listed its grievances to include the non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU negotiated agreement, as well as the failure to implement the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA), Professorial Allowance, and Earned Academic Allowance (EAA).

According to the union, the issues have been extensively discussed, negotiated, documented, and presented to the state government on several occasions without any meaningful action.
“Instead of taking concrete action, our union has been met with silence and neglect by the Taraba State Government,” the statement said.

The union noted that the 2025 agreement was intended to address longstanding challenges confronting public universities, including the welfare of academic staff, improved funding for universities, revitalisation of the university system, better conditions of service, and the strengthening of public tertiary education.

It described the government’s failure to implement the agreement as “unacceptable, provocative and dangerous” to the future of Taraba State University, arguing that the delay undermines the principles of collective bargaining and raises concerns about the government’s commitment to the institution.

ASUU maintained that its demands were based on existing agreements rather than fresh requests.
“We are demanding what is due to our members. We demand respect for labour, fairness, and the comprehensive implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement,” the union stated.

The union specifically demanded the immediate implementation of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA), payment of all outstanding arrears arising from the non-implementation of legitimate entitlements, and respect for collective bargaining as a basis for industrial harmony.

ASUU warned that failure by the Taraba State Government to address its demands within the shortest possible time would leave the union with no alternative but to embark on an indefinite strike.