The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University chapter, has declared a total and indefinite strike over unmet demands.<\/p>\n
The strike was announced after a congress meeting on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
This is the first internal strike since the university was founded.<\/p>\n
Key grievances include the non-implementation of a 2021 Memorandum of Action, which outlined financial improvements for the institution.<\/p>\n
Among the unresolved issues are unpaid academic allowances, the lack of a training fund for academic staff, unfulfilled minimum wage adjustments, and the non-payment of promotional arrears for the years 2020 to 2023.<\/p>\n
Despite previous agreements to provide increased funding, lecturers claim the government only disbursed additional funds for two months in 2021.<\/p>\n
The underfunding has also forced the university to introduce extra fees, placing more strain on students.<\/p>\n
Efforts to resolve the issues through discussions with prominent state figures have been unsuccessful, leaving the lecturers with no option but to strike.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University branch have endured a debilitating working conditions in the university for too long as a result of issues of inadequate funding, non implementation of the content of the 2021 MOA, and refusal to implement current salaries table for academics in Nigerian universities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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