Taraba varsity non-academic employees concern 14-day ultimatum, threaten indefinite strike

Non-academic employees of the Taraba State University, TSU, Jalingo, have threatened to embark on a complete and indefinite strike if the state authorities fails to implement the Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance, CONTTA, inside 14 days.

The risk was contained in a communiqué issued by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Taraba State University, Jalingo department, on the finish of its emergency congress assembly held on Thursday.

In the communiqué, the affiliation expressed disappointment over what it described because the delay and failure of the Taraba authorities to implement the CONTTA, regardless of a number of committee conferences and assurances.

SSANU mentioned its members had exercised appreciable endurance whereas ready for the federal government to fulfil the settlement between the federal authorities and the affiliation, however regretted that their endurance had not yielded any optimistic outcome.

The union consequently issued a 14-day ultimatum to the state authorities, demanding the quick implementation of the allowance to avert a complete and indefinite industrial motion.

It additionally cited the implementation of the settlement in different state-owned universities, together with Adamawa State University, Mubi; Sa’adu Zungur University, Bauchi; Gombe State University; Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Kwara State University, Malete; Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti; and Osun State University, Osogbo.

The ultimatum was signed by the department Chairperson, Bitrus Joseph Ajibauka and Secretary, Offen Stephen Noseh, on behalf of the affiliation.